Texas § 42A.451 SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION; DNA SAMPLE.

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§ 42A.451 — SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION; DNA SAMPLE.

Texas § 42A.451

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 42A.451 (2026).

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Art. 42A.451. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION; DNA SAMPLE. A judge granting community supervision to a defendant required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62 shall require that the defendant, as a condition of community supervision:

(1)register under that chapter; and

(2)submit a DNA sample to the Department of Public Safety under Subchapter G , Chapter 411 , Government Code, for the purpose of creating a DNA record of the defendant, unless the defendant has already submitted the required sample under other state law.

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Art. 42A.451. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION; DNA SAMPLE. A judge granting community supervision to a defendant required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62 shall require that the defendant, as a condition of community supervision:
(1) register under that chapter; and
(2) submit a DNA sample to the Department of Public Safety under Subchapter G , Chapter 411 , Government Code, for the purpose of creating a DNA record of the defendant, unless the defendant has already submitted the required sample under other state law.