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TX Govt Code § 508.1861 (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 508.1861. Prohibitions on Internet Access for Certain Sex Offenders

Sec. 508.1861.  PROHIBITIONS ON INTERNET ACCESS FOR CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS.  (a)  This section applies only to a person who, on release, will be required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, by court order or otherwise, and:(1)  is serving a sentence for an offense under Section 21.11, 22.011(a)(2), 22.021(a)(1)(B), 33.021, or 43.25, Penal Code;(2)  used the Internet or any other type of electronic device used for Internet access to commit the offense or engage in the conduct for which the person is required to register under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; or(3)  is assigned a numeric risk level of two or three based on an assessment conducted under Article 62.007, Code of Criminal Procedure.(b)  If the parole panel releases on parole or to mandatory supervision a person described by Subsection (a), the parole panel as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision shall:(1)  prohibit the releasee from using the Internet to:(A)  access material that is obscene as defined by Section 43.21, Penal Code;(B)  access a commercial social networking site, as defined by Article 62.0061(f), Code of Criminal Procedure;(C)  communicate with any individual concerning sexual relations with an individual who is younger than 17 years of age; or(D)  communicate with another individual the releasee knows is younger than 17 years of age; and(2)  to ensure the releasee's compliance with Subdivision (1), require the releasee to submit to regular inspection or monitoring of each electronic device used by the releasee to access the Internet.(c)  The parole panel may modify at any time the condition described by Subsection (b)(1)(D) if:(1)  the condition interferes with the releasee's ability to attend school or become or remain employed and consequently constitutes an undue hardship for the releasee; or(2)  the releasee is the parent or guardian of an individual who is younger than 17 years of age and the releasee is not otherwise prohibited from communicating with that individual.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 689), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 684 (H.B. 372), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 508.1862 (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 508.1862. Sex Offender Treatment

Sec. 508.1862.  SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT.  A parole panel shall require as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision that a releasee participate in a sex offender treatment program developed by the department if:(1)  the releasee:(A)  was serving a sentence for an offense under Chapter 21, Penal Code; or(B)  is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; and(2)  immediately before release, the releasee is participating in a sex offender treatment program established under Section 499.054.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1114 (H.B. 3387), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 508.1864 (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 508.1864. Notification to Department of Public Safety and Licensing Authority

Sec. 508.1864.  NOTIFICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND LICENSING AUTHORITY.  (a)  In this section, "health care professional," "license," and "licensing authority" have the meanings assigned by Section 108.051, Occupations Code.(b)  A parole panel that knows an inmate holds or has submitted an application for a license as a health care professional shall immediately notify the Department of Public Safety and the applicable licensing authority if the parole panel requires the inmate as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 789 (H.B. 1899), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 508.188 (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 508.188. Community Service for Certain Releasees

Sec. 508.188.  COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR CERTAIN RELEASEES.  A parole panel shall require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that a releasee for whom the court has made an affirmative finding under Article 42.014, Code of Criminal Procedure, perform not less than 300 hours of community service at a project designated by the parole panel that primarily serves the person or group that was the target of the releasee.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 508.189 (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 508.189. Parole Fee for Certain Releasees

Sec. 508.189.  PAROLE FEE FOR CERTAIN RELEASEES.  (a)  A parole panel shall require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that a releasee convicted of an offense under Section 21.02, 21.08, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 25.02, 43.25, or 43.26, Penal Code, pay to the division a parole supervision fee of $5 each month during the period of parole supervision.(b)  The division shall send fees collected under this section to the comptroller.  The comptroller shall deposit the fees in the general revenue fund to the credit of the sexual assault program fund established under Section 44.0061, Health and Safety Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 8), Sec. 3.42, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 508.190 (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 508.190. Avoiding Victim of Stalking Offense

Sec. 508.190.  AVOIDING VICTIM OF STALKING OFFENSE.  (a)  A parole panel shall require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that a releasee serving a sentence for an offense under Section 42.072, Penal Code, not:(1)  communicate directly or indirectly with the victim;(2)  go to or near the residence, place of employment, or business of the victim;  or(3)  go to or near a school, day-care facility, or similar facility where a dependent child of the victim is in attendance.(b)  If a parole panel requires the prohibition contained in Subsection (a)(2) or (3) as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision, the parole panel shall specifically describe the prohibited locations and the minimum distances, if any, that the releasee must maintain from the locations.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 10.26, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 508.191 (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 508.191. No Contact With Victim

Sec. 508.191.  NO CONTACT WITH VICTIM.  (a)  If a parole panel releases a defendant on parole or to mandatory supervision, the panel shall require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that the defendant not intentionally or knowingly communicate directly or indirectly with a victim of the offense or intentionally or knowingly go near a residence, school, place of employment, or business of a victim.  At any time after the defendant is released on parole or to mandatory supervision, a victim of the offense may petition the panel for a modification of the conditions of the defendant's parole or mandatory supervision allowing the defendant contact with the victim subject to reasonable restrictions.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a defendant may participate in victim-offender mediation authorized by Section 508.324 on the request of the victim or a guardian of the victim or a close relative of a deceased victim.(c)  In this section, "victim" has the meaning assigned by Article 56A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 10.27, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 2.48, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 508.192 (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 508.192. Reentry Into the United States Prohibited

Sec. 508.192.  REENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES PROHIBITED.  (a)  In this section, "illegal criminal alien" has the meaning assigned by Section 493.015.(b)  A parole panel shall require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that an illegal criminal alien released to the custody of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement:(1)  regardless of whether a final order of deportation is issued with reference to the illegal criminal alien, leave the United States as soon as possible after release; and(2)  not unlawfully return to or unlawfully reenter the United States in violation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1025 (H.B. 2734), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 508.221 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter G. Discretionary Conditions of Parole or Mandatory Supervision|Section 508.221. Conditions Permitted Generally

Sec. 508.221.  CONDITIONS PERMITTED GENERALLY.  A parole panel may impose as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision any condition that a court may impose on a defendant placed on community supervision under Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, including the condition that a releasee submit to testing for controlled substances or submit to electronic monitoring if the parole panel determines that without testing for controlled substances or participation in an electronic monitoring program the inmate would not be released on parole.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.55, eff. January 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 508.222 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter G. Discretionary Conditions of Parole or Mandatory Supervision|Section 508.222. Payment of Certain Damages

Sec. 508.222.  PAYMENT OF CERTAIN DAMAGES.  A parole panel may require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that a releasee make payments in satisfaction of damages for which the releasee is liable under Section 500.002.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 508.223 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter G. Discretionary Conditions of Parole or Mandatory Supervision|Section 508.223. Psychological Counseling

Sec. 508.223.  PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING.  A parole panel may require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that a releasee serving a sentence for an offense under Section 42.072, Penal Code, attend psychological counseling sessions of a type and for a duration as specified by the parole panel, if the parole panel determines in consultation with a local mental health services provider that appropriate mental health services are available through the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation in accordance with Section 534.053, Health and Safety Code, or through another mental health services provider.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 10.28, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 508.224 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter G. Discretionary Conditions of Parole or Mandatory Supervision|Section 508.224. Substance Abuse Counseling

Sec. 508.224.  SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING.  A parole panel may require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that the releasee attend counseling sessions for substance abusers or participate in substance abuse treatment services in a program or facility approved or licensed by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse if:(1)  the releasee was sentenced for an offense involving a controlled substance;  or(2)  the panel determines that the releasee's substance abuse was related to the commission of the offense.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 508.226 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter G. Discretionary Conditions of Parole or Mandatory Supervision|Section 508.226. Orchiectomy as Condition Prohibited

Sec. 508.226.  ORCHIECTOMY AS CONDITION PROHIBITED.  A parole panel may not require an inmate to undergo an orchiectomy as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 10.29, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Sec. 508.225 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(45), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 508.227 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter G. Discretionary Conditions of Parole or Mandatory Supervision|Section 508.227. Electronic Monitoring of Certain Members of Criminal Street Gang

Sec. 508.227.  ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF CRIMINAL STREET GANG.  (a)  This section applies only to a releasee who:(1)  is identified as a member of a criminal street gang in an intelligence database established under Chapter 67, Code of Criminal Procedure; and(2)  has three or more times been convicted of, or received a grant of deferred adjudication community supervision or another functionally equivalent form of community supervision or probation for, a felony offense under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States.(b)  A parole panel may require as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision that a releasee described by Subsection (a) submit to tracking under an electronic monitoring service or other appropriate technological service designed to track a person's location.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (H.B. 2086), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 4.12, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 508.228 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter G. Discretionary Conditions of Parole or Mandatory Supervision|Section 508.228. Sex Offender Treatment

Sec. 508.228.  SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT.  A parole panel may require as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision that a releasee participate in a sex offender treatment program as specified by the parole panel if:(1)  the releasee:(A)  was serving a sentence for an offense under Chapter 21, Penal Code; or(B)  is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; or(2)  a designated agent of the board after conducting a hearing that allows the releasee to contest the evidence, on evidence that a sex offense occurred during the commission of the offense for which the releasee was serving a sentence, makes an affirmative finding that, regardless of the offense for which the releasee was serving a sentence, the releasee constitutes a threat to society because of the releasee's lack of sexual control.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1114 (H.B. 3387), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 508.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter H. Warrants|Section 508.251. Issuance of Warrant or Summons

Sec. 508.251.  ISSUANCE OF WARRANT OR SUMMONS.  (a)  In a case of parole or mandatory supervision, the director or a designated agent of the director or, in another case, the board on order by the governor, may issue a warrant as provided by Section 508.252 for the return of:(1)  a releasee;(2)  an inmate released although not eligible for release;(3)  a resident released to a preparole or work program;(4)  an inmate released on emergency reprieve or on emergency absence under escort;  or(5)  a person released on a conditional pardon.(b)  A warrant issued under Subsection (a) must require the return of the person to the institution from which the person was paroled or released.(c)  Instead of the issuance of a warrant under this section, the division:(1)  may issue to the person a summons requiring the person to appear for a hearing under Section 508.281 if the person:(A)  is not a releasee who is:(i)  on intensive supervision or superintensive supervision;(ii)  an absconder; or(iii)  determined by the division to be a threat to public safety; or(B)  is charged only with committing a new offense that is alleged to have been committed after the first anniversary of the date the person was released on parole or to mandatory supervision if:(i)  the new offense is a Class C misdemeanor under the Penal Code, other than an offense committed against a child younger than 17 years of age or an offense involving family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code;(ii)  the person has maintained steady employment for at least one year;(iii)  the person has maintained a stable residence for at least one year; and(iv)  the person has not previously been charged with an offense after the person was released on parole or to mandatory supervision; and(2)  shall issue to the person a summons requiring the person to appear for a hearing under Section 508.281 if the person:(A)  is charged only with committing an administrative violation of release that is alleged to have been committed after the first anniversary of the date the person was released on parole or to mandatory supervision;(B)  is not serving a sentence for, and has not been previously convicted of, an offense listed in or described by Article 62.001(5), Code of Criminal Procedure; and(C)  is not a releasee with respect to whom a summons may not be issued under Subdivision (1).(c-1)  A summons issued under Subsection (c) must state the time, date, place, and purpose of the hearing.(d)  A designated agent of the director acts independently from a parole officer and must receive specialized training as determined by the director.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 264, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 546 (H.B. 2735), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 693 (H.B. 710), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 508.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter H. Warrants|Section 508.252. Grounds for Issuance of Warrant or Summons

Sec. 508.252.  GROUNDS FOR ISSUANCE OF WARRANT OR SUMMONS.  A warrant or summons may be issued under Section 508.251 if:(1)  there is reason to believe that the person has been released although not eligible for release;(2)  the person has been arrested for an offense;(3)  there is a document that is self-authenticating as provided by Rule 902, Texas Rules of Evidence, stating that the person violated a rule or condition of release;  or(4)  there is reliable evidence that the person has exhibited behavior during the person's release that indicates to a reasonable person that the person poses a danger to society that warrants the person's immediate return to custody.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 10.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 264, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 508.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter H. Warrants|Section 508.253. Effect on Sentence After Issuance of Warrant

Sec. 508.253.  EFFECT ON SENTENCE AFTER ISSUANCE OF WARRANT.  If it appears a releasee has violated a condition or provision of the releasee's parole or mandatory supervision, the date of the issuance of the warrant to the date of the releasee's arrest is not counted as a part of the time served under the releasee's sentence.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 508.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter H. Warrants|Section 508.254. Detention Under Warrant

Sec. 508.254.  DETENTION UNDER WARRANT.  (a)  A person who is the subject of a warrant may be held in custody pending a determination of all facts surrounding the alleged offense, violation of a rule or condition of release, or dangerous behavior.(b)  A warrant authorizes any officer named by the warrant to take custody of the person and detain the person until a parole panel orders the return of the person to the institution from which the person was released.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), pending a hearing on a charge of parole violation, ineligible release, or violation of a condition of mandatory supervision, a person returned to custody shall remain confined.(d)  A magistrate of the county in which the person is held in custody may release the person on bond pending the hearing if:(1)  the person is arrested or held in custody only on a charge that the person committed an administrative violation of release;(2)  the division, in accordance with Subsection (e), included notice on the warrant for the person's arrest that the person is eligible for release on bond; and(3)  the magistrate determines that the person is not a threat to public safety.(e)  The division shall include a notice on the warrant for the person's arrest indicating that the person is eligible for release on bond under Subsection (d) if the division determines that the person:(1)  has not been previously convicted of:(A)  an offense under Chapter 29, Penal Code;(B)  an offense under Title 5, Penal Code, punishable as a felony; or(C)  an offense involving family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code;(2)  is not on intensive supervision or super-intensive supervision;(3)  is not an absconder; and(4)  is not a threat to public safety.(f)  The provisions of Chapters 17 and 22, Code of Criminal Procedure, apply to a person released under Subsection (d) in the same manner as those provisions apply to a person released pending an appearance before a court or magistrate, except that the release under that subsection is conditioned on the person's appearance at a hearing under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 790), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|