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Chapter 593 H.B. No. 8
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the prosecution, punishment, and supervision of certain
3 sex offenders and to certain crimes involving sex offenders.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 ARTICLE 1. CREATION, PROSECUTION, AND PUNISHMENT OF OFFENSES
6 SECTION 1.01. This Act shall be known as the Jessica
7 Lunsford Act.
8 SECTION 1.02. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
9 amended by adding Article 2.021 to read as follows:
10 Art. 2.021. DUTIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL. The attorney
11 general may offer to a county or district attorney the assistance of
12 the attorney general's office in the prosecution of an offense
13 described by Article 60.051(g) the victim of which is younger than
14 17 years of age at the time the offense is committed. On request of
15 a county or district attorney, the attorney general shall assist in
16 the prosecution of an offense described by Article 60.051(g) the
17 victim of which is younger than 17 years of age at the time the
18 offense is committed. For purposes of this article, assistance
19 includes investigative, technical, and litigation assistance of
20 the attorney general's office.
21 SECTION 1.03. Article 12.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
22 amended to read as follows:
23 Art. 12.01. FELONIES. Except as provided in Article 12.03,
24 felony indictments may be presented within these limits, and not
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 8, Chapter 593, legislative document, June 15, 2007; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth155507/m1/1/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.