(a) This section applies to:
- (1) the Department of Public Safety; and
- (2) an entity, other than the Department of Public Safety, described by Code of Criminal Procedure Article 2.305(a) and located in a county with a population of more than 500,000.
(b) Under this section, the submission of a report concerning a human trafficking case is:
- (1) required for an offense described in Code of Criminal Procedure Article 2.305(b) or (c) that is alleged to have occurred on or after August 1, 2020; and
- (2) voluntary for an offense described in Code of Criminal Procedure Article 2.305(b) or (c) that is alleged to have occurred before August 1, 2020.
- (c) Effective August 1, 2020, the Department of Public Safety and an entity described by subsection (a)(2) of this section shall submit reports concerning human trafficking cases using the reporting system designated by the Office of the Attorney General on its website.
Source Note:The provisions of this §54.90 adopted to be effective September 8, 2020, 45 TexReg 6225.