Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
Present law provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor for a sexual offender, violent sexual offender, or a violent juvenile sexual offender, whose victim was a minor, to knowingly engage in employment, a profession, occupation, or vocation, regardless of whether compensation is received, that the offender knows or should know will cause the offender to be in direct and unsupervised contact with a minor. However, present law provides a defense to such violation if the offender was the parent of the minor in the offender's presence. This bill adds to the conduct listed in the offense above, such that a sexual offender, violent sexual offender, or a violent juvenile sexual offender, whose victim was a minor, commits the offense if the offender knowingly engages in community service or volunteer work, regardless of whether compensation is received, that the offender knows or should know will cause the offender to be in direct and unsupervised contact with a minor. The defense in present law still applies.
Present law provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor for a sexual offender, violent sexual offender, or a violent juvenile sexual offender, whose victim was a minor, to knowingly engage in employment, a profession, occupation, or vocation, regardless of whether compensation is received, that the offender knows or should know will cause the offender to be in direct and unsupervised contact with a minor. However, present law provides a defense to such violation if the offender was the parent of the minor in the offender's presence. This bill adds to the conduct listed in the offense above, such that a sexual offender, violent sexual offender, or a violent juvenile sexual offender, whose victim was a minor, commits the offense if the offender knowingly engages in community service or volunteer work, regardless of whether compensation is received, that the offender knows or should know will cause the offender to be in direct and unsupervised contact with a minor. The defense in present law still applies.
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