Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 65.102 · Subchapter C. EXPIRATION OF DUTY TO REGISTER; OFFENSE
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person is required to register and intentionally or knowingly fails to comply with any requirement of this chapter.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this article is a felony of the third degree.
(c) An offense is a felony of the second degree if it is shown at the trial of a person:
(1) for an offense or an attempt to commit an offense under this article that the person has previously been convicted under this article; and
(2) for an offense or an attempt to commit an offense under this article that the person fraudulently used identifying information in violation of Section 32.51, Penal Code, during the commission or attempted commission of the offense.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (S.B. 1518), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.65.htm
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