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TX Health & Safety Code § 841.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter B. Notice of Potential Predator; Initial Determinations|Section 841.022. Multidisciplinary Team

Sec. 841.022.  MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM.  (a)  The executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall establish a multidisciplinary team to review available records of a person referred to the team under Section 841.021.  The team must include:(1)  a mental health professional from the Department of State Health Services;(2)  two persons from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as follows:(A)  one person from the victim services division; and(B)  one person from the sex offender rehabilitation program in the rehabilitation programs division;(3)  a licensed peace officer who is employed by the Department of Public Safety and who has at least five years' experience working for that department or the officer's designee;(4)  two persons from the office; and(5)  a licensed sex offender treatment provider from the Council on Sex Offender Treatment.(a-1)  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, in consultation with the office, shall provide training to the members of the multidisciplinary team regarding the civil commitment program under this chapter, including training regarding:(1)  eligibility criteria for commitment;(2)  the process for evaluating persons for commitment; and(3)  the sex offender treatment program for persons committed under this chapter.(b)  The multidisciplinary team may request the assistance of other persons in making an assessment under this section.(c)  Not later than the 60th day after the date the multidisciplinary team receives notice under Section 841.021(a), the team shall:(1)  assess whether the person is a repeat sexually violent offender and whether the person is likely to commit a sexually violent offense after release;(2)  give notice of that assessment to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and(3)  recommend the assessment of the person for a behavioral abnormality, as appropriate.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1201 (S.B. 166), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1628, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter B. Notice of Potential Predator; Initial Determinations|Section 841.023. Assessment for Behavioral Abnormality

Sec. 841.023.  ASSESSMENT FOR BEHAVIORAL ABNORMALITY.  (a)  Not later than the 60th day after the date of a recommendation under Section 841.022(c), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall assess whether the person suffers from a behavioral abnormality that makes the person likely to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence.  To aid in the assessment, the department shall use an expert to examine the person.  The department may contract for the expert services required by this subsection.  The expert shall make a clinical assessment based on testing for psychopathy, a clinical interview, and other appropriate assessments and techniques to aid the department in its assessment.(b)  If as a result of the assessment the Texas Department of Criminal Justice believes that the person suffers from a behavioral abnormality, not later than the 60th day after the date of a recommendation under Section 841.022(c) the department shall give notice of that assessment and provide corresponding documentation to the attorney representing the state for the county in which the person was most recently convicted of a sexually violent offense.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1201 (S.B. 166), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter C. Petition Alleging Predator Status|Section 841.041. Petition Alleging Predator Status

Sec. 841.041.  PETITION ALLEGING PREDATOR STATUS.  (a)  If a person is referred to the attorney representing the state under Section 841.023, the attorney may file a petition alleging that the person is a sexually violent predator and stating facts sufficient to support the allegation.(b)  A petition described by Subsection (a) must be:(1)  filed in a district court in the county of the person's most recent conviction for a sexually violent offense; (2)  filed not later than the 90th day after the date the person is referred to the attorney representing the state; and(3)  served on the person as soon as practicable after the date the petition is filed.(c)  To the extent feasible, in filing the petition in a district court described by Subsection (b)(1), the attorney representing the state shall give preference to filing the petition in the applicable court of conviction.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 7, eff. June 17, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 431 (S.B. 906), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter C. Petition Alleging Predator Status|Section 841.042. Assistance From Special Prosecution Unit

Sec. 841.042.  ASSISTANCE FROM SPECIAL PROSECUTION UNIT.  On request of the attorney representing the state, the special prosecution unit shall provide legal, financial, and technical assistance to the attorney for a civil commitment proceeding conducted under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 8, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter D. Trial|Section 841.062. Determination of Predator Status

Sec. 841.062.  DETERMINATION OF PREDATOR STATUS.  (a)  The judge or jury shall determine whether, beyond a reasonable doubt, the person is a sexually violent predator.  Either the state or the person is entitled to appeal the determination and to a retrial if an appellate court remands the case to the trial court for a new trial.(b)  A jury determination in a civil commitment proceeding must be by unanimous verdict.  If one or two of the 12 jurors have been discharged and there are no alternate jurors to be seated, the remaining jurors may render a verdict.  If fewer than 12 jurors render a verdict, the verdict must be signed by each juror rendering the verdict.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 431 (S.B. 906), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter D. Trial|Section 841.063. Continuance

Sec. 841.063.  CONTINUANCE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the judge may continue a trial or hearing conducted under this chapter if the person is not substantially prejudiced by the continuance and:(1)  on the request of either party and a showing of good cause; or(2)  on the judge's own motion in the due administration of justice.(b)  The judge may not continue a trial conducted under this chapter to a date occurring later than the person's sentence discharge date unless the judge determines that a continuance is necessary in the due administration of justice.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 10, eff. June 17, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 431 (S.B. 906), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter D. Trial|Section 841.064. Retrial

Sec. 841.064.  RETRIAL.  (a)  A trial following a mistrial must commence not later than the 90th day after the date a mistrial was declared in the previous trial, unless the later trial is continued as provided by Section 841.063.(b)  If an appellate court remands the case to the trial court for a new trial, the judge shall commence the retrial not later than the 90th day after the date the appellate court remanded the case.  The retrial may be continued as provided by Section 841.063.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 431 (S.B. 906), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter D. Trial|Section 841.065. Agreed Order

Sec. 841.065.  AGREED ORDER.  An agreed order of civil commitment must require the person to submit to the treatment and supervision administered by the office.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 11, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter E. Civil Commitment|Section 841.081. Civil Commitment of Predator

Sec. 841.081.  CIVIL COMMITMENT OF PREDATOR.  (a)  If at a trial conducted under Subchapter D the judge or jury determines that the person is a sexually violent predator, the judge shall commit the person for treatment and supervision to be coordinated by the office.  The commitment order is effective immediately on entry of the order, except that the treatment and supervision begins on the person's release from a secure correctional facility and continues until the person's behavioral abnormality has changed to the extent that the person is no longer likely to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence.(b)  At any time after entry of a commitment order under Subsection (a), the office may provide to the person instruction regarding the requirements associated with the order, regardless of whether the person is incarcerated at the time of the instruction.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 12, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter E. Civil Commitment|Section 841.082. Commitment Requirements

Sec. 841.082.  COMMITMENT REQUIREMENTS.(a)  Before entering an order directing a person's civil commitment, the judge shall impose on the person requirements necessary to ensure the person's compliance with treatment and supervision and to protect the community.  The requirements shall include:(1)  requiring the person to reside where instructed by the office;(2)  prohibiting the person's contact with a victim of the person;(3)  requiring the person's participation in and compliance with the sex offender treatment program provided by the office and compliance with all written requirements imposed by the office;(4)  requiring the person to submit to appropriate supervision and:(A)  submit to tracking under a particular type of tracking service, if the person:(i)  while residing at a civil commitment center, leaves the center for any reason;(ii)  is in one of the two most restrictive tiers of treatment, as determined by the office;(iii)  is on disciplinary status, as determined by the office; or(iv)  resides in the community; and(B)  if required to submit to tracking under Paragraph (A), refrain from tampering with, altering, modifying, obstructing, removing, or manipulating the tracking equipment; and(5)  prohibiting the person from leaving the state without prior authorization from the office.(b)  A tracking service to which a person is required to submit under Subsection (a)(4) must:(1)  track the person's location in real time;(2)  be able to provide a real-time report of the person's location to the office on request; and(3)  periodically provide a cumulative report of the person's location to the office.(c)  The judge shall provide a copy of the requirements imposed under Subsection (a) to the person and to the office.  The office shall provide a copy of those requirements to the case manager and to the service providers.(d)  The committing court retains jurisdiction of the case with respect to a proceeding conducted under this subchapter, other than a criminal proceeding involving an offense under Section 841.085, or to a civil commitment proceeding conducted under Subchapters F and G.(e)  The requirements imposed under Subsection (a) may be modified by the committing court at any time after notice to each affected party to the proceedings and a hearing.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 849 (S.B. 912), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 849 (S.B. 912), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 8), Sec. 1.12, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1201 (S.B. 166), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 13, eff. June 17, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1576), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.0821 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter E. Civil Commitment|Section 841.0821. Sex Offender Treatment Before Release From Secure Correctional Facility

Sec. 841.0821.  SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT BEFORE RELEASE FROM SECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.  (a)  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall prioritize enrolling in a sex offender treatment program established by the department any committed person who has not yet been released by the department.(b)  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the office shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes their respective responsibilities to institute a continuity of care for committed persons enrolled in a sex offender treatment program established by the department.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 14, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.0822 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter E. Civil Commitment|Section 841.0822. Required Procedures Before Release From Secure Correctional Facility

Sec. 841.0822.  REQUIRED PROCEDURES BEFORE RELEASE FROM SECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.  Before a committed person is released from a secure correctional facility, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall ensure that:(1)  the Department of Public Safety issues a personal identification card to the person; and(2)  the person completes an application for the following federal benefits, as appropriate, for which the person may be eligible:(A)  social security benefits, including disability benefits, administered by the United States Social Security Administration; and(B)  veterans benefits administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 14, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter E. Civil Commitment|Section 841.083. Treatment; Supervision

Sec. 841.083.  TREATMENT; SUPERVISION.  (a)  The office shall determine the conditions of supervision and treatment of a committed person.(b)  The office shall provide supervision to the person.  The provision of supervision must include a tracking service and, if determined necessary by the office, supervised housing.(c)  The office shall enter into appropriate memoranda of understanding with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the provision of a tracking service and with the Department of Public Safety and local law enforcement authorities for assistance in the preparation of criminal complaints, warrants, and related documents and in the apprehension and arrest of a person.(d)  The office shall enter into appropriate contracts for the provision of any necessary supervised housing and other related services and may enter into appropriate contracts for medical and mental health services and sex offender treatment. (e)  The case manager shall:(1)  coordinate the treatment and supervision required by this chapter, including performing a periodic assessment of the success of that treatment and supervision; and(2)  provide a report to the office, semiannually or more frequently as necessary, which must include any known change in the person's status that affects proper treatment and supervision.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 849 (S.B. 912), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.94, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1201 (S.B. 166), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 15, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.0831 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter E. Civil Commitment|Section 841.0831. Tiered Program

Sec. 841.0831.  TIERED PROGRAM.  (a)  The office shall develop a tiered program for the supervision and treatment of a committed person.(b)  The tiered program must provide for the seamless transition of a committed person from a total confinement facility to less restrictive housing and supervision and eventually to release from civil commitment, based on the person's behavior and progress in treatment.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 16, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.0832 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter E. Civil Commitment|Section 841.0832. Housing Facilities

Sec. 841.0832.  HOUSING FACILITIES.  (a)  The office shall operate, or contract with a vendor to operate, one or more facilities provided for the purpose of housing committed persons.(b)  The office shall designate all or part of a facility under Subsection (a) to serve as an intake and orientation facility for committed persons on release from a secure correctional facility.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 16, eff. June 17, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1576), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.0833 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter E. Civil Commitment|Section 841.0833. Security and Monitoring; Confidentiality

Sec. 841.0833.  SECURITY AND MONITORING; CONFIDENTIALITY.  (a)  The office shall develop procedures for the security and monitoring of committed persons in each programming tier.(b)  Information regarding the security and monitoring procedures developed under Subsection (a) is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 16, eff. June 17, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1576), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.0834 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter E. Civil Commitment|Section 841.0834. Movement Between Programming Tiers

Sec. 841.0834.  MOVEMENT BETWEEN PROGRAMMING TIERS.  (a)  The office shall transfer a committed person to less restrictive housing and supervision if the transfer is in the best interests of the person and conditions can be imposed that adequately protect the community.(b)  Without the office's approval, a committed person may file a petition with the court for transfer to less restrictive housing and supervision.  The court shall grant the transfer if the court determines that the transfer is in the best interests of the person and conditions can be imposed that adequately protect the community.  A committed person who files a petition under this subsection shall serve a copy of the petition on the office.(c)  The office shall return a committed person who has been transferred to less restrictive housing and supervision to a more restrictive setting if the office considers the transfer necessary to further treatment and to protect the community.  The decision to transfer the person must be based on the person's behavior or progress in treatment.(d)  Not later than the 90th day after the date a committed person is returned to a more restrictive setting under Subsection (c), the committing court shall hold a hearing via videoconference to review the office's determination.  The court shall order the office to transfer the person to less restrictive housing and supervision only if the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the office's determination was not made in accordance with Subsection (c).  The committed person may waive the right to a hearing under this subsection.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 431 (S.B. 906), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2021.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 16, eff. June 17, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1576), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 431 (S.B. 906), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 431 (S.B. 906), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2021.|