Texas § GV.414.012 - STATEWIDE CRIME REPORTING SYSTEMS
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§ GV.414.012. STATEWIDE CRIME REPORTING SYSTEMS
STATEWIDE CRIME REPORTING SYSTEMS. The council shall establish a free statewide telephone service and other appropriate systems to allow tips under Section 414.0015 (a) to be submitted to the council and shall make the telephone service and other reporting systems accessible at all times to persons residing in areas of the state not served by a crime stoppers organization. The council shall forward any information it receives to appropriate crime stoppers organizations, law enforcement agencies, school districts, or open-enrollment charter schools. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 700, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1560, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 707 (H.B. 3690 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 3316 ), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2019.
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