Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.402
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.402, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 62.402. DETERMINATION OF MINIMUM REQUIRED REGISTRATION PERIOD.
Official statutory text
(a) The department by rule shall determine the minimum required registration period under federal law for each reportable conviction or adjudication under this chapter.
(b) After determining the minimum required registration period for each reportable conviction or adjudication under Subsection (a), the department shall compile and publish a list of reportable convictions or adjudications for which a person must register under this chapter for a period that exceeds the minimum required registration period under federal law.
(c) To the extent possible, the department shall periodically verify with the United States Department of Justice's Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking or another appropriate federal agency or office the accuracy of the list of reportable convictions or adjudications described by Subsection (b).
(b) After determining the minimum required registration period for each reportable conviction or adjudication under Subsection (a), the department shall compile and publish a list of reportable convictions or adjudications for which a person must register under this chapter for a period that exceeds the minimum required registration period under federal law.
(c) To the extent possible, the department shall periodically verify with the United States Department of Justice's Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking or another appropriate federal agency or office the accuracy of the list of reportable convictions or adjudications described by Subsection (b).
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