Art. 42A.454. CERTAIN INTERNET ACTIVITY PROHIBITED. (a) This article applies only to a defendant who is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, by court order or otherwise, and:
(1) is convicted of or receives a grant of deferred adjudication community supervision for a violation of Section 21.11, 22.011(a)(2), 22.021(a)(1)(B), 33.021, or 43.25, Penal Code;
(2) used the Internet or any other type of electronic device used for Internet access to commit the offense or engage in the conduct for which the person is required to register under Chapter 62; or
(3) is assigned a numeric risk level of three based on an assessment conducted under Article 62.007.
(b) If the court grants community supervision to a defendant described by Subsection (a), the court as a condition of community supervision shall prohibit the defendant from using the Internet to:
(1) access material that is obscene, as defined by Section 43.21, Penal Code;
(2) access a commercial social networking site, as defined by Article 62.0061(f);
(3) communicate with any individual concerning sexual relations with an individual who is younger than 17 years of age; or
(4) communicate with another individual the defendant knows is younger than 17 years of age.
(c) The court may modify at any time the condition described by Subsection (b)(4) if:
(1) the condition interferes with the defendant's ability to attend school or become or remain employed and consequently constitutes an undue hardship for the defendant; or
(2) the defendant is the parent or guardian of an individual who is younger than 17 years of age and the defendant is not otherwise prohibited from communicating with that individual.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2017.
Text of article effective on January 01, 2017
Last modified: September 28, 2016