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TX Govt Code § 508.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.153. Statements of Victim

Sec. 508.153.  STATEMENTS OF VICTIM.  (a)  A parole panel considering for release on parole or mandatory supervision an inmate who is serving a sentence for an offense in which a person was a victim shall allow:(1)  the victim, a guardian of the victim, a close relative of the deceased victim, or a representative of the victim, the victim's guardian, or the victim's close relative to provide a written statement to the panel;  and(2)  the victim, guardian of the victim, or close relative of the deceased victim to appear in person before the board members to present a statement of the person's views about:(A)  the offense;(B)  the inmate;  and(C)  the effect of the offense on the victim.(b)  If more than one person is entitled to appear in person before the board members or parole commissioners, only the person chosen by all persons entitled to appear as the persons' sole representative may appear.(c)  The panel shall consider the statements and the information provided in a victim impact statement in determining whether to recommend an inmate for release on parole.(d)  This section does not limit the number of persons who may provide written statements for or against the release of the inmate on parole.(e)  In this section, "close relative of a deceased victim," "guardian of a victim," and "victim" have the meanings assigned by Section 508.117.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 11.19, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.|
TX Govt Code § 508.1531 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.1531. Contact With Victim

Sec. 508.1531.  CONTACT WITH VICTIM.  A parole panel considering the release of an inmate on parole or to mandatory supervision may consider whether the inmate violated a policy adopted by the department under Section 498.0042(a) or a court order entered under Article 42.24, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 491 (H.B. 1028), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 508.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.154. Contract on Release

Sec. 508.154.  CONTRACT ON RELEASE.  (a)  An inmate to be released on parole shall be furnished a contract stating in clear and intelligible language the conditions and rules of parole.(b)  Acceptance, signing, and execution of the contract by the inmate to be paroled is a precondition to release on parole.(c)  An inmate released to mandatory supervision shall be furnished a written statement stating in clear and intelligible language the conditions and rules of mandatory supervision.(d)  A releasee while on parole or mandatory supervision must be amenable to the conditions of supervision ordered by a parole panel.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 508.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.155. Completion of Parole Period

Sec. 508.155.  COMPLETION OF PAROLE PERIOD.  (a)  To complete a parole period, a releasee must serve the entire period of parole.(b)  The time on parole is computed as calendar time.(c)  The division may allow a releasee to serve the remainder of the releasee's sentence without supervision and without being required to report if a parole supervisor at the regional level has approved the releasee's early release from supervision under Section 508.1555.(d)  The division may require a person released from supervision and reporting under Subsection (c) to resubmit to supervision and resume reporting at any time and for any reason.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 41, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 508.1555 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.1555. Procedure for the Early Release From Supervision of Certain Releasees

Sec. 508.1555.  PROCEDURE FOR THE EARLY RELEASE FROM SUPERVISION OF CERTAIN RELEASEES.  (a)  A parole officer annually shall identify the releasees under the parole officer's supervision who are eligible for early release from supervision under Section 508.155(c).  A releasee is eligible for early release if:(1)  the releasee has been under supervision for at least one-half of the time that remained on the releasee's sentence when the releasee was released from imprisonment;(2)  during the preceding two-year period, the releasee has not committed any violation of the rules or conditions of release;(3)  during the period of supervision the releasee's parole or release to mandatory supervision has not been revoked; and(4)  the division determines:(A)  that the releasee has made a good faith effort to comply with any restitution order imposed on the releasee by a court; and(B)  that allowing the releasee to serve the remainder of the releasee's sentence without supervision and reporting is in the best interest of society.(b)  After identifying any releasees who are eligible for early release under Subsection (a), the parole officer shall review the eligible releasees, including any releasees the parole officer has previously declined to recommend for early release, to determine if a recommendation for early release from supervision is appropriate.  In conducting the review and determining recommendations, the parole officer shall consider whether the releasee:(1)  has a low risk of recidivism as determined by an assessment developed by the department; and(2)  has made a good faith effort to comply with the conditions of release.(c)  A parole officer shall forward to the parole supervisor at the regional level any recommendations for early release the parole officer makes under Subsection (b).  If the parole supervisor approves the recommendation, the division shall allow a releasee to serve the remainder of the releasee's sentence without supervision and without being required to report as authorized by Section 508.155.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 42, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 508.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.156. Determinate Sentence Parole

Sec. 508.156.  DETERMINATE SENTENCE PAROLE.  (a)  Before the release of a person who is transferred under Section 152.0016(g), 152.00161(e), 245.051(c), or 245.151(e), Human Resources Code, to the department for release on parole, a parole panel shall review the person's records and may interview the person or any other person the panel considers necessary to determine the conditions of parole.  The panel may impose any reasonable condition of parole on the person that the panel may impose on an adult inmate under this chapter.(b)  The panel shall furnish the person with a written statement clearly describing the conditions and rules of parole.  The person must accept and sign the statement as a precondition to release on parole.(c)  While on parole, the person remains in the legal custody of the state and shall comply with the conditions of parole ordered by a panel under this section.(d)  The period of parole for a person released on parole under this section is the term for which the person was sentenced less calendar time served at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or in the custody of a juvenile board or local juvenile probation department following a commitment under Section 54.04011(c)(2), Family Code, and in a juvenile detention facility in connection with the conduct for which the person was adjudicated.(e)  If a parole panel revokes the person's parole, the panel may require the person to serve the remaining portion of the person's sentence in the institutional division.  The remaining portion of the person's sentence is computed without credit for the time from the date of the person's release to the date of revocation. The panel may not recommit the person to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or to the custody of a juvenile board or local juvenile probation department.(f)  For purposes of this chapter, a person released from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or the custody of a juvenile board or local juvenile probation department on parole under this section is considered to have been convicted of the offense for which the person has been adjudicated.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (S.B. 103), Sec. 19, eff. June 8, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 3.014, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 101, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 854 (S.B. 1149), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 508.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.157. Temporary Housing on Release

Sec. 508.157.  TEMPORARY HOUSING ON RELEASE.  (a)  This section applies only to inmates who are eligible for release on parole or to mandatory supervision and to releasees.(a-1)  In this section, "residential correctional facility" means a facility operated by or under contract with the department to provide housing, supervision, and programmatic support to individuals released on parole or to mandatory supervision. The term includes a halfway house described by Section 508.118 or a community residential facility described by Section 508.119.  The term does not include a transitional treatment center, a substance abuse felony punishment facility, or any other facility operated by or under contract with the department the primary purpose of which is to provide substance abuse treatment or aftercare.(b)  If the department does not operate or contract for the operation of a residential correctional facility in the county of legal residence of an inmate or releasee, the department may issue, for an inmate described by Subsection (a) or for a releasee, payment for the cost of temporary post-release housing that:(1)  meets any conditions or requirements imposed by a parole panel;(2)  is located in the county of legal residence of the inmate or releasee; and(3)  except as provided by Subsection (e-1), is in a structure that existed on June 1, 2009, as a multifamily residence or as a motel to which Section 156.001, Tax Code, applies.(c)  The amount of payment issued under Subsection (b) may not exceed an amount that is equal to the cost the department would incur, for the period for which the payment is issued, to:(1)  incarcerate the inmate or releasee in a facility operated by or under contract with the department; or(2)  house the inmate or releasee in a residential correctional facility.(d)  The department shall issue payment under Subsection (b) out of funds appropriated by the legislature to the department for use in administering the parole system with respect to the housing of inmates on their release.(e)  The executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.(e-1)  The department may issue payment for post-release housing under Subsection (b) for a structure not described by Subsection (b)(3) if, before issuing payment, the department or the owner of the structure provides, in the same manner as required for a community corrections facility under Section 509.010, notice of the proposed use of the structure under this section and a hearing on the issue of whether the use is appropriate.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (H.B. 3226), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 286 (H.B. 1770), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 508.171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. -1. Alternative Housing in Certain Counties|Section 508.171. Applicability

Sec. 508.171.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies only with respect to alternative housing that is located in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 462 (H.B. 954), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 508.172 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. -1. Alternative Housing in Certain Counties|Section 508.172. Alternative Housing Program

Sec. 508.172.  ALTERNATIVE HOUSING PROGRAM.  The department shall require that an applicant to participate as a provider in a program designed to provide alternative housing for two or more unrelated releasees submit with the application, in the manner specified by the department, a permit or other documentation showing that the proposed alternative housing facility is in compliance with all applicable municipal and county regulations.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 462 (H.B. 954), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 508.173 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. -1. Alternative Housing in Certain Counties|Section 508.173. Information Regarding Alternative Housing; Notice to Political Subdivision

Sec. 508.173.  INFORMATION REGARDING ALTERNATIVE HOUSING; NOTICE TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.  (a)  The department shall maintain the following information regarding releasees:(1)  a list of facilities providing alternative housing to two or more unrelated releasees, including:(A)  the name, address, and telephone number of the facility;(B)  the county in which the facility is located;(C)  information regarding whether the facility is in compliance with all applicable municipal and county regulations;(D)  the number of releasees residing at the facility; and(E)  the maximum capacity of the facility; and(2)  a list of releasees being housed at a facility described by Subdivision (1), including:(A)  the releasee's name;(B)  the county in which the releasee is required to reside under Section 508.181;(C)  the county in which the releasee committed the offense for which the releasee is on parole or mandatory supervision;(D)  the alternative housing facility in which the releasee resides; and(E)  the date on which the releasee began residing at the facility.(b)  On request of a county or municipality, the department shall provide monthly the information maintained by the department under Subsection (a).  A county or municipality shall notify the department if the county or municipality does not want to continue to receive the information.(c)  The department shall provide the information to a county or municipality under Subsection (b) by secured electronic mail and in a machine-readable format.(d)  On request by a member of the legislature, the department shall provide the information maintained by the department under Subsection (a) to the member.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 462 (H.B. 954), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 508.182 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter F. Mandatory Conditions of Parole or Mandatory Supervision|Section 508.182. Parole Supervision Fee; Administrative Fee

Sec. 508.182.  PAROLE SUPERVISION FEE;  ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.  (a)  A parole panel shall require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that a releasee pay to the division for each month during which the releasee is under parole supervision:(1)  a parole supervision fee of $10;  and(2)  an administrative fee of $8.(b)  A fee under this section applies to an inmate released in another state who is required as a condition of the inmate's release to report to a parole officer or supervisor in this state for parole supervision.(c)  On the request of the releasee, a parole panel may allow the releasee to defer one or more payments under this section.  The releasee remains responsible for payment of the fee and shall pay the amount of the deferred payment not later than the second anniversary of the date the payment becomes due.(d)  The Texas Board of Criminal Justice shall adopt rules relating to the method of payment required of the releasee.(e)  The division shall remit fees collected under this section to the comptroller.  The comptroller shall deposit the fees collected under:(1)  Subsection (a)(1) in the general revenue fund;  and(2)  Subsection (a)(2) in the compensation to victims of crime fund.(f)  In a parole or mandatory supervision revocation hearing under Section 508.281 at which it is alleged only that the releasee failed to make a payment under this section, it is an affirmative defense to revocation that the releasee is unable to pay the amount as ordered by a parole panel.  The releasee must prove the affirmative defense by a preponderance of the evidence.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 508.183 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter F. Mandatory Conditions of Parole or Mandatory Supervision|Section 508.183. Educational Skill Level

Sec. 508.183.  EDUCATIONAL SKILL LEVEL.  (a)  A parole panel shall require as a condition of release on parole or release to mandatory supervision that an inmate demonstrate to the parole panel whether the inmate has an educational skill level that is equal to or greater than the average skill level of students who have completed the sixth grade in a public school in this state.(b)  If the parole panel determines that the inmate has not attained that skill level, the parole panel shall require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that the inmate as a releasee attain that level of educational skill, unless the parole panel determines that the inmate lacks the intellectual capacity or the learning ability to ever achieve that level of skill.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 508.184 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter F. Mandatory Conditions of Parole or Mandatory Supervision|Section 508.184. Controlled Substance Testing

Sec. 508.184.  CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TESTING.  (a)  A parole panel shall require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that a releasee submit to testing for controlled substances on evidence that:(1)  a controlled substance is present in the releasee's body;(2)  the releasee has used a controlled substance;  or(3)  the use of a controlled substance is related to the offense for which the releasee was convicted.(b)  The Texas Board of Criminal Justice by rule shall adopt procedures for the administration of a test required under this section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 508.185 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter F. Mandatory Conditions of Parole or Mandatory Supervision|Section 508.185. Substance Abuse Treatment

Sec. 508.185.  SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT.  (a)  A parole panel shall require as a condition of release on parole or release to mandatory supervision that an inmate who immediately before release is a participant in the program established under Section 501.0931 participate as a releasee in a drug or alcohol abuse continuum of care treatment program.(b)  The Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse shall develop the continuum of care treatment program.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 508.186 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter F. Mandatory Conditions of Parole or Mandatory Supervision|Section 508.186. Sex Offender Registration

Sec. 508.186.  SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION.  A parole panel shall require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that a releasee required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure:(1)  register under that chapter; and(2)  submit a blood sample or other specimen to the Department of Public Safety under Subchapter G, Chapter 411, for the purpose of creating a DNA record of the releasee, unless the releasee has already submitted the required specimen under other state law.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 10.25, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 867), Sec. 1.06, eff. September 1, 2005.|