Sec. 414.005. DUTIES. 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 submit tips under Section 414.0015(a);

(3) encourage news and other media 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 from tips submitted under Section 414.0015(a) to the appropriate law enforcement agencies, school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools;

(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 identified as priorities by the council, including at least one program that:

(A) encourages individuals to submit tips regarding sex offenders who have failed to register under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(B) encourages individuals to submit tips regarding criminal activity relating to the trafficking of persons, as described under Chapter 20A, Penal Code; and

(C) financially rewards each individual who submits a tip described by Paragraph (A) or (B) that leads or substantially contributes to the arrest or apprehension:

(i) of a sex offender who has failed to register under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(ii) of a person suspected of engaging in conduct that constitutes an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code;

(7) encourage, advise, and assist crime stoppers organizations in implementing any programs created under Subdivision (6), including a program specifically described by Subdivision (6); and

(8) encourage, advise, and assist in the creation of campus-based crime stoppers organizations to increase the detection of criminal activity and other conduct or threatened conduct that may be submitted to a crime stoppers organization under Section 414.0015(a).

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 700, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1560, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1291 (S.B. 6), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 900 (H.B. 1120), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (S.B. 1356), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 3316), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.