By Criminal Defense Lawyer Jeremy Rosenthal
(972) 369-0577
Chapter 62 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure governs sex offender registration. Since it reads like any other government code — I’ve listed them in an easier to digest manner and provided links where the law gets really tricky:
Lifetime Registration:
- Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Young Child Children
- Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
- Indecency with a child (by contact)
- Aggravated Sexual Assault
- Sexual Assault
- Possession of Child Pornography
- Promotion of Child Pornography
- Sexual performance of a child
- Trafficking offenses in certain circumstances
- Burglary with intent to commit sex crime
- Compelling prostitution of a child younger than 18
- Unlawful restraint of child under 17 when already registering
- Prohibited sexual conduct (incest)
- Federal offense or offense from other state which is substantially similar
10 Year Registration
- Indecency with a child (by exposure)
- Unlawful restraint of a child under 17
- Online solicitation of a minor
- Prostitution (hiring prostitute under 18)
- Indecent Exposure, 2nd Offense (must be convictions, not deferred)
- Federal offense or state offense from another state with is substantially similar
*Deferred adjudication will trigger registration unless otherwise listed above.
**Jeremy Rosenthal is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas. For legal advice about any situation you should contact an attorney directly.