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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH |
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Subtitle B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION |
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Chapter 414. TEXAS CRIME STOPPERS COUNCIL |
Sec. 414.005. DUTIES
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The council shall:
(1) encourage, advise, and assist in the creation of crime stoppers organizations;
(2) foster the detection of crime and encourage persons to report information about criminal acts;
(3) encourage news and other media to broadcast reenactments and to inform the public of the functions of crime stoppers organizations' operations and programs;
(4) promote the process of crime stoppers organizations to forward information about criminal acts to the appropriate law enforcement agencies;
(5) help law enforcement agencies detect and combat crime by increasing the flow of information to and between law enforcement agencies;
(6) create specialized programs targeted at detecting specific crimes or types of crimes, including at least one program that:
(A) encourages individuals to report sex offenders who have failed to register under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
(B) financially rewards each individual who makes a report described by Paragraph (A) that leads or substantially contributes to the arrest or apprehension of a sex offender who has failed to register under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
(7) encourage, advise, and assist crime stoppers organizations in implementing any programs created under Subdivision (6), including a program specifically described by Subdivision (6).