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TX Govt Code § 76.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 76 - Community Supervision and Corrections Departments|Section 76.009. Financial Responsibilities of Districts

Sec. 76.009.  FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF DISTRICTS.  (a)  The department may expend district funds in order to provide expanded facilities, equipment, and utilities if:(1)  the department needs to increase its personnel in order to provide more effective services or to meet workload requirements established under Chapter 509;(2)  the county or counties certify to the department director that they have neither adequate space in county-owned buildings nor adequate funds to lease additional physical facilities, purchase additional equipment, or pay for additional utilities required by the department; and(3)  the county or counties provide facilities, equipment, and utilities at or above the levels required by the division.(b)  The division shall set as the level of contribution a county or counties must meet or exceed to receive district funds under Subsection (a) a level not lower than the average level provided by the county or counties during the fiscal year in which the funds are to be received and the four fiscal years immediately preceding that year.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 255 (H.B. 1326), Sec. 7, eff. May 30, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 76.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 76 - Community Supervision and Corrections Departments|Section 76.010. State Funds or Guarantees for Corrections Facilities

Sec. 76.010.  STATE FUNDS OR GUARANTEES FOR CORRECTIONS FACILITIES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Community corrections facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 509.001.(2)  "State jail felony facility" means a facility operated or contracted for by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Subchapter A, Chapter 507, for the confinement of individuals convicted of state jail felonies.(b)  A department, county, municipality, or a combination involving more than one of those entities may establish a community corrections facility and are specifically encouraged to purchase or enter into a contract for the use of abandoned or underutilized public facilities, such as former military bases and rural hospitals, for the purpose of providing community corrections facilities.(c)  The department may authorize expenditures of funds provided by the division to the department for the purposes of providing facilities, equipment, and utilities for community corrections facilities or state jail felony facilities if:(1)  the judges described by Section 76.002 recommend the expenditures; and(2)  the division, or the correctional institutions division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in the case of a state jail felony facility, provides funds for the purpose of assisting in the establishment or improvement of the facilities.(d)  A department may acquire, hold title to, and own real property for the purpose of establishing a community corrections facility or a state jail felony facility.(e)  A department, county, municipality, or a combination involving more than one of those entities may not use a facility or real property purchased, acquired, or improved with state funds unless the division, or the correctional institutions division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in the case of a state jail felony facility, first approves the use.(f)  The division or the correctional institutions division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, in the case of a state jail felony facility, is entitled to reimbursement from an entity described by Subsection (e) of all state funds used by the entity without the approval required by Subsection (e).|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 255 (H.B. 1326), Sec. 8, eff. May 30, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.065, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.066, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 1930), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 76.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 76 - Community Supervision and Corrections Departments|Section 76.011. Operation of Certain Services and Programs

Sec. 76.011.  OPERATION OF CERTAIN SERVICES AND PROGRAMS.  (a)  The department may operate programs for:(1)  the supervision and rehabilitation of persons in pretrial intervention programs;(2)  the supervision of persons released on bail under:(A)  Chapter 11, Code of Criminal Procedure;(B)  Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure;(C)  Article 44.04, Code of Criminal Procedure; or(D)  any other law;(3)  the supervision of a person subject to, or the verification of compliance with, a court order issued under:(A)  Article 17.441, Code of Criminal Procedure, requiring a person to install a deep-lung breath analysis mechanism on each vehicle owned or operated by the person;(B)  Chapter 123 of this code or former law, issuing an occupational driver's license;(C)  Section 49.09(h), Penal Code, requiring a person to install a deep-lung breath analysis mechanism on each vehicle owned or operated by the person; or(D)  Subchapter L, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, granting a person an occupational driver's license; and(4)  the supervision of a person not otherwise described by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3), if a court orders the person to submit to the supervision of, or to receive services from, the department.(b)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, programs operated by the department under Subsection (a) may include reasonable conditions related to the purpose of the program, including testing for controlled substances.  If this subsection conflicts with a more specific provision of another law, the other law prevails.  (c)  A person in a pretrial intervention program operated by the department under Subsection (a) may be supervised for a period not to exceed two years.(d)  The department may use money deposited in the special fund of the county treasury for the department under Article 103.004(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, only for the same purposes for which state aid may be used under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1006), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 11.001, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 419 (S.B. 880), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 747 (S.B. 462), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 76.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 76 - Community Supervision and Corrections Departments|Section 76.012. Reporting and Management Services

Sec. 76.012.  REPORTING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES.  A department may enter into a contract with a public or private vendor to provide telephone reporting, automated caseload management, and collection services for fines, fees, restitution, and other costs ordered to be paid by a court or fees imposed by a department.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 76.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 76 - Community Supervision and Corrections Departments|Section 76.013. Restitution

Sec. 76.013.  RESTITUTION.  (a)  If a judge requires a defendant to make restitution to a victim of the defendant's offense, and a restitution payment is received by a department from the defendant for transmittal to a victim of the offense, the department shall immediately deposit the payment in an interest-bearing account in the county treasury as required by Section 140.003(f), Local Government Code.(b)  If a department receives an initial restitution payment, the department shall immediately notify the victim by certified mail, mailed to the last known address of the victim, that the restitution payment has been received and shall inform the victim of how a claim for payment of restitution can be made. (b-1)  If a victim makes a claim for payment of restitution with the department, the department shall promptly remit to the victim all restitution payments received by the department from the defendant for transmittal to the victim.(b-2)  If a victim who is entitled to restitution does not make a claim for payment before the fifth anniversary of the date the department receives the initial restitution payment or if, after the victim makes a claim for payment, the department is unable to locate the victim for a period of five years after the date the department last made a payment to the victim, any unclaimed restitution payments being held by the department for payment to the victim are presumed abandoned.  The department shall report and deliver to the comptroller all unclaimed restitution payments presumed abandoned under this section, less a collection fee of one and one-half percent, in the manner provided by Chapter 77, Property Code.(b-3)  If on March 1 a department is not holding unclaimed restitution payments that are presumed abandoned under this section, the department shall file a property report under Section 77.051, Property Code, that certifies that the department is not holding any unclaimed restitution payments that are presumed abandoned under this section.(c)  The collection fee under Subsection (b-2) and the accrued interest under Subsection (a) shall be deposited in the special fund of the county treasury provided by Section 509.011 to be used for the same purposes for which state aid may be used under that section. (d)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (H.B. 1866), Sec. 5(2), eff. September 1, 2017.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 9.04(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 796, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (H.B. 1866), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (H.B. 1866), Sec. 5(2), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 76.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 76 - Community Supervision and Corrections Departments|Section 76.014. Assessment and Enhancement of Defendant's Educational Skills

Sec. 76.014.  ASSESSMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF DEFENDANT'S EDUCATIONAL SKILLS.  (a)  A department, with the assistance of the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Workforce Investment Council, local workforce development boards, and other appropriate public and private entities, may establish a developmental program for a defendant under the supervision of the department on the basis of information obtained in the presentence investigation report prepared for the defendant.(b)  The developmental program may provide the defendant with the educational and vocational training necessary to:(1)  meet the average skill level of students who have completed the sixth grade in public schools in this state;  and(2)  maintain employment while under the supervision of the department, to lessen the likelihood that the defendant will commit additional offenses.(c)  To decrease expenditures by departments for the educational and vocational skills assessment and enhancement program established under this section, the Texas Department of Economic Development shall provide information to departments, the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Workforce Investment Council, local workforce development boards, and other appropriate public and private entities for obtaining financial assistance through programs under Chapter 301, Labor Code, and other applicable programs of public or private entities.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 9.05(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 818, Sec. 6.05, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 76.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 76 - Community Supervision and Corrections Departments|Section 76.015. Reimbursement Fee

Sec. 76.015.  REIMBURSEMENT FEE.  (a)  A department may collect money from an individual as ordered by a court served by the department regardless of whether the individual is under the department's supervision.(a-1)  This section does not apply to an individual ordered to pay an administrative fee to a personal bond office under Section 521.2462(a-3), Transportation Code.(b)  A department that collects money under this section shall promptly transfer the money collected to the appropriate county or state officer.(c)  A department may assess a reasonable reimbursement fee of not less than $25 and not more than $60 per month on an individual who participates in a program operated by the department or receives services from the department and who is not paying a monthly reimbursement fee under Article 42A.652, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 9.07(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 983, Sec. 1(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 419 (S.B. 880), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 953), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.36, eff. January 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 212 (H.B. 156), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 2.44, eff. January 1, 2020.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 2.45, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Govt Code § 76.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 76 - Community Supervision and Corrections Departments|Section 76.016. Victim Notification

Sec. 76.016.  VICTIM NOTIFICATION.  (a)  A department, using the name and address provided by the attorney representing the state under Article 56A.454(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, shall immediately notify a victim of the defendant's crime or, if the victim has a guardian or is deceased, notify the guardian of the victim or close relative of the deceased victim of:(1)  the fact that the defendant has been placed on community supervision;(2)  the conditions of community supervision imposed on the defendant by the court; and(3)  the date, time, and location of any hearing or proceeding at which the conditions of the defendant's community supervision may be modified or the defendant's placement on community supervision may be revoked or terminated.(b)  In this section, "close relative of a deceased victim," "guardian of a victim," and "victim" have the meanings assigned by Article 56A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 9.08(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1034, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 2.41, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 76.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 76 - Community Supervision and Corrections Departments|Section 76.018. Application of Law Relating to Free Exercise of Religion

Sec. 76.018.  APPLICATION OF LAW RELATING TO FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION.  For purposes of Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, an ordinance, rule, order, decision, or practice that applies to a person in the custody of a correctional facility operated by or under a contract with a community supervision and corrections department is presumed to be in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest and the least restrictive means of furthering that interest.  The presumption may be rebutted.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 76.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 76 - Community Supervision and Corrections Departments|Section 76.019. Supervision Officer Meetings and Visits

Sec. 76.019.  SUPERVISION OFFICER MEETINGS AND VISITS.  (a)  A department shall adopt a policy regarding the scheduling of meetings or visits with a defendant placed on community supervision and supervised by the department.  The policy must require the officer supervising the defendant to take into consideration the defendant's work, treatment, or community service schedule, as applicable, when scheduling any required meetings or visits.(b)  A department may permit a defendant to report to the officer supervising the defendant by use of videoconference technology if the department determines that an in-person meeting or visit is unnecessary. |Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 156 (H.B. 374), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 80.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 80 - Delivery of Notice and Documents|Section 80.001. Delivery of Notice or Document

Sec. 80.001.  DELIVERY OF NOTICE OR DOCUMENT.  A court, justice, judge, magistrate, or clerk may send any notice or document by a method authorized by Section 80.002.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 257 (S.B. 1116), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 80.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 80 - Delivery of Notice and Documents|Section 80.002. Authorized Delivery of Notice or Document

Sec. 80.002.  AUTHORIZED DELIVERY OF NOTICE OR DOCUMENT.  A court, justice, judge, magistrate, or clerk may send any notice or document using mail or electronic mail.  This section applies to all civil and criminal statutes requiring delivery of a notice or document.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 257 (S.B. 1116), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 80.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 80 - Delivery of Notice and Documents|Section 80.003. Electronic Mail Address

Sec. 80.003.  ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESS.  (a)  If electronic mail is used to send a notice or document and the person who will receive the notice or document is registered with the electronic filing system established under Section 72.031, as added by Chapter 1290 (H.B. 2302), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, the court, justice, judge, magistrate, or clerk sending the notice or document must use the electronic mail address on file with the electronic filing system, if the court uses the electronic filing system.(b)  If electronic mail is used to send a notice or document and the person who will receive the notice or document is not registered with the electronic filing system established under Section 72.031, as added by Chapter 1290 (H.B. 2302), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, or the court does not use the electronic filing system, the court, justice, judge, magistrate, or clerk must use the electronic mail address provided by the person.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 257 (S.B. 1116), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 80.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 80 - Delivery of Notice and Documents|Section 80.004. Mail

Sec. 80.004.  MAIL.  (a)  The definition of mail in this chapter includes:(1)  first-class mail;(2)  first-class United States mail;(3)  ordinary or regular mail; and(4)  international first-class mail.(b)  The definition of mail in this chapter does not include:(1)  any form of mail that requires proof of delivery;(2)  certified mail;(3)  certified mail or a comparable mailing method that provides proof of delivery;(4)  certified mail, restricted delivery;(5)  certified mail, return receipt requested;(6)  delivery by the United States Postal Service using a signature confirmation service;(7)  documents delivered by common or contract carriers, including Federal Express or United Parcel Service;(8)  express mail offered by the United States Postal Service;(9)  first-class mail, return receipt requested;(10)  freight mail;(11)  interagency mail;(12)  international registered mail, return receipt requested;(13)  mail, return receipt requested;(14)  personal service or hand delivery;(15)  prepaid registered mail;(16)  registered mail;(17)  registered mail, return receipt requested; and(18)  certified or registered mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 257 (S.B. 1116), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 80.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 80 - Delivery of Notice and Documents|Section 80.005. Electronic Mail

Sec. 80.005.  ELECTRONIC MAIL.  (a)  Authorized methods of delivering a notice or document by electronic mail include:(1)  electronic notice sent through the electronic filing system under Section 72.031, as added by Chapter 1290 (H.B. 2302), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013;(2)  electronic notice;(3)  electronic mail messages;(4)  e-mail; and(5)  secure electronic mail.(b)  Authorized methods of delivering a notice or document by electronic mail do not include:(1)  facsimiles;(2)  instant messaging;(3)  messages on a social network website, including Facebook and Twitter;(4)  telegraphs;(5)  telephone messages;(6)  text messages;(7)  videoconferencing;(8)  voice messages; or(9)  webcams.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 257 (S.B. 1116), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 83.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle G - Attorneys|Chapter 83 - Certain Unauthorized Practice of Law|Section 83.001. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 83.001.  PROHIBITED ACTS.  (a)  A person, other than a person described in Subsection (b), may not charge or receive, either directly or indirectly, any compensation for all or any part of the preparation of a legal instrument affecting title to real property, including a deed, deed of trust, note, mortgage, and transfer or release of lien.(b)  This section does not apply to:(1)  an attorney licensed in this state;(2)  a licensed real estate broker or salesperson performing the acts of a real estate broker pursuant to Chapter 1101, Occupations Code;  or(3)  a person performing acts relating to a transaction for the lease, sale, or transfer of any mineral or mining interest in real property.(c)  This section does not prevent a person from seeking reimbursement for costs incurred by the person to retain a licensed attorney to prepare an instrument.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.43(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 115, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.776, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 83.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle G - Attorneys|Chapter 83 - Certain Unauthorized Practice of Law|Section 83.002. Expenses

Sec. 83.002.  EXPENSES.  This chapter does not prevent an attorney from paying secretarial, paralegal, or other ordinary and reasonable expenses necessarily and actually incurred by the attorney for the preparation of legal instruments.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.43(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|