Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 62.004
Determination Regarding Primary Registration Authority

(a)

Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), for each person subject to registration under this chapter, the department shall determine which local law enforcement authority serves as the person’s primary registration authority based on the municipality or county in which the person resides or, as provided by Article 62.152 (Registration of Certain Workers or Students), the municipality or county in which the person works or attends school.

(a-1)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if a person resides or, as described by Article 62.152 (Registration of Certain Workers or Students), works or attends school in a county with a centralized registration authority, the centralized registration authority serves as the person’s primary registration authority under this chapter, regardless of whether the person resides, works, or attends school, as applicable, in any municipality located in that county.

(b)

The department shall notify each person subject to registration under this chapter of the person’s primary registration authority in a timely manner.
Reenacted and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 867), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 566 (S.B. 2048), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.

Source: Article 62.004 — Determination Regarding Primary Registration Authority, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­62.­htm#62.­004 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

62.001
Definitions 62.002
Applicability of Chapter 62.003
Determination Regarding Substantially Similar Elements of Offense 62.004
Determination Regarding Primary Registration Authority 62.005
Central Database 62.006
Information Provided to Peace Officer on Request 62.007
Risk Assessment Review Committee 62.008
General Immunity 62.009
Immunity for Release of Public Information 62.010
Rulemaking Authority 62.0045
Centralized Registration Authority 62.051
Registration: General 62.052
Registration: Extrajurisdictional Registrants 62.053
Prerelease Notification 62.054
Circumstances Requiring Notice to Superintendent or School Administrator 62.055
Change of Address 62.056
Additional Public Notice for Certain Offenders 62.057
Status Report by Supervising Officer or Local Law Enforcement Authority 62.058
Law Enforcement Verification of Registration Information 62.059
Registration of Persons Regularly Visiting Location 62.060
Requirements Relating to Driver’s License or Personal Identification Certificate 62.0061
Request for Online Identifiers by Social Networking Sites 62.061
Dna Specimen 62.062
Limitation on Newspaper Publication 62.063
Prohibited Employment 62.064
Prohibited Location of Residence 62.065
Entry onto School Premises 62.101
Expiration of Duty to Register 62.102
Failure to Comply with Registration Requirements 62.151
Definitions 62.152
Registration of Certain Workers or Students 62.153
Registration of Workers or Students at Institutions of Higher Education 62.201
Additional Public Notice for Individuals Subject to Civil Commitment 62.202
Verification of Individuals Subject to Commitment 62.203
Failure to Comply: Individuals Subject to Commitment 62.251
Removing Registration Information When Duty to Register Expires 62.301
Exemption from Registration for Certain Young Adult Sex Offenders 62.351
Motion and Hearing Generally 62.352
Order Generally 62.353
Motion, Hearing, and Order Concerning Person Already Registered 62.354
Motion, Hearing, and Order Concerning Person Required to Register Because of Out-of-state Adjudication 62.355
Waiver of Hearing 62.356
Effect of Certain Orders 62.357
Appeal of Certain Orders 62.401
Definition 62.402
Determination of Minimum Required Registration Period 62.403
Individual Risk Assessment 62.404
Motion for Early Termination 62.405
Hearing on Petition 62.406
Costs of Individual Risk Assessment and of Court 62.407
Effect of Order Granting Early Termination 62.408
Nonapplicability 62.0551
Change in Online Identifiers 62.2021
Requirements Relating to Driver’s License or Personal Identification Certificate: Individuals Residing at Civil Commitment Center
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

Art. 62.004’s source at texas​.gov