A sex offender moves here from another state (let's just say Louisiana). He's convicted of "Molestation of a Juvenile" which alleges he "committed a lewd and lacivious act upon or in the presence of a child under 17." Under the other state's law, he has to register for the duration of probation + 10 years. Do we look at what Texas law would do with a similar offense, or does the other state's law govern? We called the other state, and they said his duty to register had expired (because he had apparently gotten early termination from probation). The problem I see is with the "upon or in the presence of" language. I can't tell if it's equivalent to Indecency by Contact or Exposure by looking at the judgment.

Take a look at CCP Art. 62.052. I believe you go by the law of the state of conviction/adjudication for determining when the duty to register ends.

You're lucky, Jane, if you actually got a judgement from a, say, Louisiana Court. Most of what I've seen from the great cajun state that passes for judgements are actually "docket entries".

Jane, I emailed you with a DPS contact who might help.