Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.451

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 42A.451 - Sex Offender Registration; Dna Sample

A judge granting community supervision to a defendant required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62 shall require that the defendant, as a condition of community supervision:

(1) register under that chapter; and

(2) submit a DNA sample to the Department of Public Safety under Subchapter G, Chapter 411, Government Code, for the purpose of creating a DNA record of the defendant, unless the defendant has already submitted the required sample under other state law.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 42A.451

Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 770,Sec. 1.01, eff. 1/1/2017.