Art. 62.402.  DETERMINATION OF MINIMUM REQUIRED REGISTRATION PERIOD.  (a)  The department by rule shall determine the minimum required registration period under federal law for each reportable conviction or adjudication under this chapter.
(b)  After determining the minimum required registration period for each reportable conviction or adjudication under Subsection (a), the department shall compile and publish a list of reportable convictions or adjudications for which a person must register under this chapter for a period that exceeds the minimum required registration period under federal law.
(c)  To the extent possible, the department shall periodically verify with the United States Department of Justice's Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking or another appropriate federal agency or office the accuracy of the list of reportable convictions or adjudications described by Subsection (b).
Reenacted and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 867), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 134 (S.B. 198), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.