Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 65.102 – Failure to Comply With Registration Requirements
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person is required to register and intentionally or knowingly fails to comply with any requirement of this chapter.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this article is a felony of the third degree.
Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 65.102
- 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
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(c) An offense is a felony of the second degree if it is shown at the trial of a person:
(1) for an offense or an attempt to commit an offense under this article that the person has previously been convicted under this article; and
(2) for an offense or an attempt to commit an offense under this article that the person fraudulently used identifying information in violation of § 32.51, Penal Code, during the commission or attempted commission of the offense.