Texas Code of Criminal Proedure, Art. 62.02 - Registration

Texas Code of Criminal Proedure, Art. 62.02 - Registration (Required)

A person subject to registration shall register or shall verify registration, if person is one for whom registration is completed, with the local law enforcement authority in any municipality where the person resides or intends to reside for more than seven days. If the person does not reside in a municipality, then the person shall register or verify registration in any county where the person resides for more than seven days. The person shall register or verify registration no later than the seventh day after arrival in the municipality or county.

DPS shall provide all local law enforcement authorities with a registration form, which shall include:

1. Person's name, each alias, date of birth, sex, race, height, weight, eye color, hair color, social security number, driver's license number, shoe size, and home address,

2. A recent color photograph and complete set of fingerprints,

3. Type of offense person was convicted of, age of victim, date of conviction, and punishment received,

4. Indication of whether person is discharged, paroled or released on supervision,

5. Indication of each professional license held or sought by person,

6. Indication as to whether person will be employed or a student at institution of higher learning and the address of that institution, and

7. Any other information required by DPS.

Within three days after registration, local law enforcement shall send copy of form to DPS, and, if person lives on campus of institution of higher learning, to the authority for campus security.

A person required to register or verify registration shall ensure that the registration form is complete and accurate.

If a person subject to registration does not move to an intended residence within seven days of either release or leaving previous residence, the person shall:

1. Report to supervising officer within seven days and provide temporary address, AND
2. Continue to report to supervising officer not less than weekly until person has moved to an intended address.

If a person resides in TX and works or is a student in another state, the person must register with law enforcement in the other state within 10 days of arriving to work or attend school. If the person attends school with campus security, the person must also register with campus security within 10 days of starting to attend school.