84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 10, Chapter 332 Page: 1 of 35
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Chapter 332
H.B. No. 10
1 AN ACT
2 relating to certain criminal and civil consequences of trafficking
3 of persons, compelling prostitution, and certain other related
4 criminal offenses; to the prevention, prosecution, and punishment
5 of those offenses, and to compensation paid to victims of those
6 offenses.
7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8 SECTION 1. Article 12.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
9 amended to read as follows:
10 Art. 12.01. FELONIES. Except as provided in Article 12.03,
11 felony indictments may be presented within these limits, and not
12 afterward:
13 (1) no limitation:
14 (A) murder and manslaughter;
15 (B) sexual assault under Section 22.011(a)(2),
16 Penal Code, or aggravated sexual assault under Section
17 22.021(a) (1) (B), Penal Code;
C A.
18 (C) sexual assault, if during the investigation
19 of the offense biological matter is collected and subjected to
20 forensic DNA testing and the testing results show that the matter
21 does not match the victim or any other person whose identity is
22 readily ascertained;
23 (D) continuous sexual abuse of young child or24 children under Section 21.02, Penal Code;
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 10, Chapter 332, legislative document, June 9, 2015; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth705111/m1/1/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.