TITLE: Relating to the development and maintenance of a custody information system for certain offenders.

SUMMARY: Relating to the development and maintenance of a custody information system for certain offenders.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the development and maintenance of a custody information system for certain offenders. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 66, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Subchapter E-1 to read as follows: SUBCHAPTER E-1. CUSTODY INFORMATION SYSTEM Art. 66.221. CUSTODY INFORMATION SYSTEM. (a) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall collaborate with the Commission on Jail Standards to develop and maintain an online database for use by judges, prosecutors, and criminal defense attorneys in this state who are involved in the trial of a criminal offense. (b) The custody tracking system shall contain, for each offender under the supervision of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or in the custody of a county jail in this state, the offender's: (1) name, including other names by which the offender is known; (2) date of birth; (3) date of arrest; (4) arrest charge, by offense code; and (5) date of expected release. (c) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section, including rules: (1) limiting access to the judicial information system to individuals described by Subsection (a); (2) providing for the security and confidentiality of the information maintained in the custody information system; and (3) requiring the system to be updated in real time to reflect the location of each offender. (d) Each county jail in this state shall cooperate with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in providing the information necessary for the department to maintain the custody information system. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.