Text of article effective until January 01, 2025

Art. 2.023.  NOTIFICATION TO TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.  (a)  This article applies only to a defendant who, in connection with a previous conviction for an offense listed in Article 42A.054(a) or for which the judgment contains an affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d):
(1)  received a sentence that included imprisonment at a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and
(2)  was subsequently released from the imprisonment, including a release on parole, to mandatory supervision, or following discharge of the defendant's sentence.
(b)  Not later than the 10th day after the date that a defendant described by Subsection (a) is indicted for an offense listed in Article 42A.054(a) or for which the judgment contains an affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d), the attorney representing the state shall notify an officer designated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of the offense charged in the indictment.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 772 (H.B. 104), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 3.001(1), eff. January 1, 2025.