# Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.004: DETERMINATION REGARDING PRIMARY REGISTRATION AUTHORITY

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.004
- **Heading:** DETERMINATION REGARDING PRIMARY REGISTRATION AUTHORITY
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 65 / Section 65.004

## Text

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), for each person subject to registration under this chapter, the department shall determine which local law enforcement authority serves as the person's registration authority based on the municipality or county in which the person resides.

(b) If a person resides, works, or attends school in a county with a centralized registration authority, the centralized registration authority serves as the person's registration authority, regardless of whether the person resides, works, or attends school in any municipality located in that county.

(c) The department shall notify each person subject to registration under this chapter of the person's primary registration authority in a timely manner.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.001 § 65.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C65_S65.001.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.002 § 65.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C65_S65.002.md)
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- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.005 § 65.005. CENTRALIZED REGISTRATION AUTHORITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C65_S65.005.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.006 § 65.006. CENTRAL DATABASE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C65_S65.006.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.007 § 65.007. INFORMATION PROVIDED ON REQUEST OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL OR PROSECUTOR; ALERT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C65_S65.007.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.008 § 65.008. GENERAL IMMUNITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C65_S65.008.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.009 § 65.009. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C65_S65.009.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.051 § 65.051.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C65_S65.051.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.052 § 65.052.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C65_S65.052.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.053 § 65.053. PRERELEASE NOTIFICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C65_S65.053.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.054 § 65.054. CHANGE OF ADDRESS; LACK OF ADDRESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C65_S65.054.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.055 § 65.055. STATUS REPORT BY SUPERVISING OFFICER OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C65_S65.055.md)

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