(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), for each person subject to registration under this chapter, the department shall determine which local law enforcement authority serves as the person’s registration authority based on the municipality or county in which the person resides.
(b) If a person resides, works, or attends school in a county with a centralized registration authority, the centralized registration authority serves as the person’s registration authority, regardless of whether the person resides, works, or attends school in any municipality located in that county.

Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 65.004

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) The department shall notify each person subject to registration under this chapter of the person’s primary registration authority in a timely manner.

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