Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 62.101 · Subchapter C. EXPIRATION OF DUTY TO REGISTER; GENERAL PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE
EXPIRATION OF DUTY TO REGISTER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and Subchapter I, the duty to register for a person ends when the person dies if the person has a reportable conviction or adjudication, other than an adjudication of delinquent conduct, for:
(1) a sexually violent offense;
(2) an offense under Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8), 25.02, 43.05(a)(2) or (3), or 43.26, Penal Code;
(3) an offense under Section 20A.03, Penal Code, if based partly or wholly on conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8) of that code;
(4) an offense under Section 21.11(a)(2), Penal Code, if before or after the person is convicted or adjudicated for the offense under Section 21.11(a)(2), Penal Code, the person receives or has received another reportable conviction or adjudication, other than an adjudication of delinquent conduct, for an offense or conduct that requires registration under this chapter;
(5) an offense under Section 20.02, 20.03, or 20.04, Penal Code, if:
(A) the judgment in the case contains an affirmative finding under Article 42.015 or, for a deferred adjudication, the papers in the case contain an affirmative finding that the victim or intended victim was younger than 17 years of age; and
(B) before or after the person is convicted or adjudicated for the offense under Section 20.02, 20.03, or 20.04, Penal Code, the person receives or has received another reportable conviction or adjudication, other than an adjudication of delinquent conduct, for an offense or conduct that requires registration under this chapter;
(6) an offense under Section 43.23, Penal Code, that is punishable under Subsection (h) of that section; or
(7) an offense for which the person has been civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code.
(b) Except as provided by Subchapter I, the duty to register for a person otherwise subject to Subsection (a) ends on the 10th anniversary of the date on which the person is released from civil commitment as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code, the date on which the person is released from a penal institution or discharges community supervision, or the date on which the court dismisses the criminal proceedings against the person and discharges the person, whichever date is later, if the person's duty to register is based on a conviction or an order of deferred adjudication in a cause that was transferred to a district court or criminal district court under Section 54.02, Family Code.
(c) Except as provided by Subchapter I, the duty to register for a person with a reportable conviction or adjudication for an offense other than an offense described by Subsection (a) ends:
(1) if the person's duty to register is based on an adjudication of delinquent conduct, on the 10th anniversary of the date on which the disposition is made or the person completes the terms of the disposition, whichever date is later; or
(2) if the person's duty to register is based on a conviction or on an order of deferred adjudication, on the 10th anniversary of the date on which the court dismisses the criminal proceedings against the person and discharges the person, the person is released from a penal institution, or the person discharges community supervision, whichever date is later.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 444, Sec. 5(c).
Reenacted and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 867), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 24), Sec. 2.11, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 1527), Sec. 2.09, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1145 (S.B. 1610), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2025.
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This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Code of Criminal Procedure
Health and Safety Code
Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 20.02UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT.Printed as Section 20.02, 20.03, or 20.04, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 20.03KIDNAPPING.Printed as Section 20.02, 20.03, or 20.04, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 20.04AGGRAVATED KIDNAPPING.Printed as Section 20.02, 20.03, or 20.04, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 20A.03CONTINUOUS TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS.Printed as Section 20A.03, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 21.11INDECENCY WITH A CHILD.Printed as Section 21.11(a)(2), Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 43.23OBSCENITY.Printed as Section 43.23, Penal Code
Cited by 3 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 62.101. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 62.102FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.Printed as Article 62.101(a) | Article 62.101(b)
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 62.152REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN WORKERS OR STUDENTS.Printed as Article 62.101
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 62.407EFFECT OF ORDER GRANTING EARLY TERMINATION.Printed as Article 62.101
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