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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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 Department of State Health Services 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.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (H.B. 446), Sec. 5.17, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision › Subchapter H. Warrants › Section 508.255. Status as Fugitive From Justice

Sec. 508.255.  STATUS AS FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.  (a)  After the issuance of a warrant, a person for whose return a warrant was issued is a fugitive from justice.
(b)  The law relating to the right of the state to extradite a person and return a fugitive from justice and Article 42.11, Code of Criminal Procedure, relating to the waiver of all legal requirements to obtain extradition of a fugitive from justice from another state to this state, are not impaired by this chapter and remain in full force and effect.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision › Subchapter H. Warrants › Section 508.256. Withdrawal of Warrant

Sec. 508.256.  WITHDRAWAL OF WARRANT.  At any time before setting a revocation hearing date under Section 508.282, the division may withdraw a warrant and continue supervision of a releasee.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision › Subchapter I. Hearings and Sanctions › Section 508.2811. Preliminary Hearing

Sec. 508.2811.  PRELIMINARY HEARING.  A parole panel or a designee of the board shall provide within a reasonable time to an inmate or person described by Section 508.281(a) a preliminary hearing to determine whether probable cause or reasonable grounds exist to believe that the inmate or person has committed an act that would constitute a violation of a condition of release, unless the inmate or person:
(1)  waives the preliminary hearing;  or
(2)  after release:
(A)  has been charged only with an administrative violation of a condition of release;  or
(B)  has been adjudicated guilty of or has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to an offense committed after release, other than an offense punishable by fine only involving the operation of a motor vehicle, regardless of whether the court has deferred disposition of the case, imposed a sentence in the case, or placed the inmate or person on community supervision.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 10.32, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision › Subchapter I. Hearings and Sanctions › Section 508.284. Transfer Pending Revocation Hearing

Sec. 508.284.  TRANSFER PENDING REVOCATION HEARING.  The department, as provided by Section 508.282(c), may authorize a facility that is otherwise required to detain and house an inmate or person to transfer the inmate or person to a correctional facility operated by the department or under contract with the department if:
(1)  the department determines that adequate space is available in the facility to which the inmate or person is to be transferred;  and
(2)  the facility to which the inmate or person is to be transferred is located not more than 150 miles from the facility from which the inmate or person is to be transferred.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 10.35, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision › Subchapter J. Miscellaneous › Section 508.311. Duty to Provide Information

Sec. 508.311.  DUTY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.  On request of a member of the board or employee of the board or department, a public official of the state, including a judge, district attorney, county attorney, or police officer, who has information relating to an inmate eligible for parole shall send to the department in writing the information in the official's possession or under the official's control.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision › Subchapter J. Miscellaneous › Section 508.312. Information on Recidivism of Releasees

Sec. 508.312.  INFORMATION ON RECIDIVISM OF RELEASEES.  The Texas Board of Criminal Justice shall collect information on recidivism of releasees under the supervision of the division and shall use the information to evaluate operations.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision › Subchapter J. Miscellaneous › Section 508.313. Confidential Information

Sec. 508.313.  CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.  (a)  All information obtained and maintained, including a victim protest letter or other correspondence, a victim impact statement, a list of inmates eligible for release on parole, and an arrest record of an inmate, is confidential and privileged if the information relates to:
(1)  an inmate of the institutional division subject to release on parole, release to mandatory supervision, or executive clemency;
(2)  a releasee;  or
(3)  a person directly identified in any proposed plan of release for an inmate.
(b)  Statistical and general information relating to the parole and mandatory supervision system, including the names of releasees and data recorded relating to parole and mandatory supervision services, is not confidential or privileged and must be made available for public inspection at any reasonable time.
(c)  The department, on request or in the normal course of official business, shall provide information that is confidential and privileged under Subsection (a) to:
(1)  the governor;
(2)  a member of the board or a parole commissioner;
(3)  the Criminal Justice Policy Council in performing duties of the council under Section 413.017;  or
(4)  an eligible entity requesting information for a law enforcement, prosecutorial, correctional, clemency, or treatment purpose.
(d)  In this section, "eligible entity" means:
(1)  a government agency, including the office of a prosecuting attorney;
(2)  an organization with which the department contracts or an organization to which the department provides a grant;  or
(3)  an organization to which inmates are referred for services by the department.
(e)  This section does not apply to information relating to a sex offender that is authorized for release under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(f)  This section does not apply to information that is subject to required public disclosure under Section 552.029.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 10.36, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 783, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 6, Sec. 3, eff. April 10, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 11.21, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision › Subchapter J. Miscellaneous › Section 508.314. Access to Inmates

Sec. 508.314.  ACCESS TO INMATES.  The department shall:
(1)  grant to a member or employee of the board access at all reasonable times to any inmate;
(2)  provide for the member or employee or a representative of the member or employee facilities for communicating with or observing an inmate;  and
(3)  furnish to the member or employee:
(A)  any report the member or employee requires relating to the conduct or character of an inmate;  or
(B)  other facts a parole panel considers pertinent in determining whether an inmate will be released on parole.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision › Subchapter J. Miscellaneous › Section 508.315. Electronic Monitoring Programs

Sec. 508.315.  ELECTRONIC MONITORING PROGRAMS.  (a)  To establish and maintain an electronic monitoring program under this chapter, the department may:
(1)  fund an electronic monitoring program in a parole office;
(2)  develop standards for the operation of an electronic monitoring program in a parole office;  and
(3)  fund the purchase, lease, or maintenance of electronic monitoring equipment.
(b)  In determining whether electronic monitoring equipment should be leased or purchased, the department shall consider the rate at which technological change makes electronic monitoring equipment obsolete.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision › Subchapter J. Miscellaneous › Section 508.316. Special Programs

Sec. 508.316.  SPECIAL PROGRAMS.  (a)  The department may contract for services for releasees if funds are appropriated to the department for the services, including services for releasees who have a history of:
(1)  mental impairment or intellectual disability;
(2)  substance abuse; or
(3)  sexual offenses.
(b)  The department shall seek funding for a contract under this section as a priority item.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (H.B. 446), Sec. 5.18, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision › Subchapter J. Miscellaneous › Section 508.317. Intensive Supervision Program; Super-Intensive Supervision Program

Sec. 508.317.  INTENSIVE SUPERVISION PROGRAM;  SUPER-INTENSIVE SUPERVISION PROGRAM.  (a)  The department shall establish a program to provide intensive supervision to inmates released under Subchapter B, Chapter 499,  and other inmates determined by a parole panel or the department to require intensive supervision.
(b)  The Texas Board of Criminal Justice shall adopt rules that establish standards for determining which inmates require intensive supervision.
(c)  The program must provide the level of supervision the department provides that is higher than any level of supervision other than the level of supervision described by Subsection (d).
(d)  The department shall establish a program to provide super-intensive supervision to inmates released on parole or mandatory supervision and determined by parole panels to require super-intensive supervision.  The program must provide the highest level of supervision provided by the department.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 10.37, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision › Subchapter J. Miscellaneous › Section 508.318. Continuing Education Program

Sec. 508.318.  CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM.  (a)  The Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Education Agency shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes the respective responsibilities of the board and the agency in implementing a continuing education program to increase the literacy of releasees.
(b)  The Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the agency shall coordinate the development of the memorandum of understanding and each by rule shall adopt the memorandum.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision › Subchapter J. Miscellaneous › Section 508.319. Program to Assess and Enhance Educational and Vocational Skills

Sec. 508.319.  PROGRAM TO ASSESS AND ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS.  (a)  The department, with the assistance of public school districts, community and public junior colleges, public and private institutions of higher education, and other appropriate public and private entities, may establish a developmental program based on information obtained under Section 508.183 for an inmate to be released to the supervision of the division.
(b)  The developmental program may provide the inmate with the educational and vocational training necessary to:
(1)  meet the average skill level required under Section 508.183;  and
(2)  acquire employment while in the custody of the division to lessen the likelihood that the inmate will return to the institutional division.
(c)  To decrease state expense for a program established under this section, the Texas Workforce Commission shall provide to the department and the other entities described by Subsection (a) information relating to obtaining financial assistance under applicable programs of public or private entities.
(d)  The department may establish a developmental program similar to the program described by Subsection (a) for inmates released from the institutional division who will not be supervised by the department.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision › Subchapter J. Miscellaneous › Section 508.320. Contracts for Lease of Federal Facilities

Sec. 508.320.  CONTRACTS FOR LEASE OF FEDERAL FACILITIES.  (a)  The department may contract with the federal government for the lease of a military base or other federal facility that is not being used by the federal government.
(b)  The department may use a facility leased under this section to house releasees in the custody of the division.
(c)  The department may not enter into a contract under this section unless funds have been appropriated specifically to make payments on a contract under this section.
(d)  The department shall attempt to enter into contracts that will provide the department with facilities located in various parts of the state.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision › Subchapter J. Miscellaneous › Section 508.321. Reporting, Management, and Collection Services

Sec. 508.321.  REPORTING, MANAGEMENT, AND COLLECTION SERVICES.  The department, with the approval of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, may contract with a public or private vendor to provide telephone reporting, automated caseload management, or collection services for:
(1)  fines, fees, restitution, or other costs ordered to be paid by a court;  or
(2)  fees collected by the division.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision › Subchapter J. Miscellaneous › Section 508.323. Audit

Sec. 508.323.  AUDIT.  The financial transactions of the division and the board are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision › Subchapter J. Miscellaneous › Section 508.324. Victim-Offender Mediation

Sec. 508.324.  VICTIM-OFFENDER MEDIATION.  If the pardons and paroles division receives notice from the victim services office of the department that a victim of the defendant, or the victim's guardian or close relative, wishes to participate in victim-offender mediation with a person released on parole or to mandatory supervision, the division shall cooperate and assist the person if the person chooses to participate in the mediation program provided by the office.  The pardons and paroles division may not require the defendant to participate and may not reward the person for participation by modifying conditions of release or the person's level of supervision or by granting any other benefit to the person.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 10.38, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 509 - Community Justice Assistance Division › Section 509.001. Definitions

Sec. 509.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Community corrections facility" means a physical structure, established by the judges described by Section 76.002 after authorization of the establishment of the structure has been included in a department's strategic plan, that is operated by the department or operated for the department by an entity under contract with the department, for the purpose of treating persons who have been placed on community supervision or who are participating in a pretrial intervention program operated under Section 76.011 or a drug court program established under Chapter 123 or former law and providing services and programs to modify criminal behavior, deter criminal activity, protect the public, and restore victims of crime.  The term includes:
(A)  a restitution center;
(B)  a court residential treatment facility;
(C)  a substance abuse treatment facility;
(D)  a custody facility or boot camp;
(E)  a facility for an offender with a mental impairment, as defined by Section 614.001, Health and Safety Code; and
(F)  an intermediate sanction facility.
(2)  "Department" means a community supervision and corrections department established under Chapter 76.
(3)  "Division" means the community justice assistance division.
(4)  "State aid" means funds appropriated by the legislature to the division to provide financial assistance to:
(A)  the judges described by Section 76.002 for:
(i)  a department established by the judges;
(ii)  the development and improvement of community supervision services and community-based correctional programs;
(iii)  the establishment and operation of community corrections facilities;  and
(iv)  assistance in conforming with standards and policies of the division and the board; and
(B)  state agencies, counties, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations for the implementation and administration of community-based sanctions and programs.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.23(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 255 (H.B. 1326), Sec. 9, eff. May 30, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2791), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2005.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 747 (S.B. 462), Sec. 2.11, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 1930), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 977 (H.B. 351), Sec. 5(c), eff. September 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 509 - Community Justice Assistance Division › Section 509.002. Purpose

Sec. 509.002.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this chapter is to:
(1)  allow localities to increase their involvement and responsibility in developing sentencing programs that provide effective sanctions for criminal defendants;
(2)  provide increased opportunities for criminal defendants to make restitution to victims of crime through financial reimbursement or community service;
(3)  provide increased use of community penalties designed specifically to meet local needs;  and
(4)  promote efficiency and economy in the delivery of community-based correctional programs consistent with the objectives defined by Section 1.02, Penal Code.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 509 - Community Justice Assistance Division › Section 509.003. Standards and Procedures

Sec. 509.003.  STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES.  (a)  The division shall propose and the board shall adopt reasonable rules establishing:
(1)  minimum standards for programs, community corrections facilities and other facilities, equipment, and other aspects of the operation of departments;
(2)  a list and description of core services that should be provided by each department;
(3)  methods for measuring the success of community supervision and corrections programs, including methods for measuring rates of diversion, program completion, and recidivism;
(4)  a format for strategic plans; and
(5)  minimum standards for the operation of substance abuse facilities and programs funded through the division.
(b)  In establishing standards relating to the operation of departments, the division shall consider guidelines developed and presented by the advisory committee on community supervision and corrections department management to the judicial advisory council established under Section 493.003(b).
(c)  A substance abuse facility or program operating under the standards is not required to be licensed or otherwise approved by any other state or local agency.
(d)  The division shall develop a screening and evaluation procedure for use in accordance with Section 76.017.  The division shall determine if a single screening and evaluation procedure may be used in each program.  If the division determines that a single procedure is not feasible, the division shall identify and approve procedures that may be used.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.24(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1269, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 1930), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 509 - Community Justice Assistance Division › Section 509.004. Records, Reports, and Information Systems

Sec. 509.004.  RECORDS, REPORTS, AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS.  (a)  The division shall require each department to:
(1)  keep financial and statistical records determined necessary by the division;
(2)  submit a strategic plan and all supporting information requested by the division;
(3)  present data requested by the division as necessary to determine the amount of state aid for which the department is eligible;
(4)  submit periodic financial audits and statistical reports to the division; and
(5)  submit to the Department of Public Safety the full name, address, date of birth, social security number, and driver's license number of each person restricted to the operation of a motor vehicle equipped with a device that uses a deep-lung breath analysis mechanism to make impractical the operation of the motor vehicle if ethyl alcohol is detected in the breath of the restricted operator.
(b)  The division shall develop an automated tracking system that:
(1)  is capable of receiving tracking data from community supervision and corrections departments' caseload management and accounting systems;
(2)  is capable of tracking the defendant and the sentencing event at which the defendant was placed on community supervision by name, arrest charge code, and incident number;
(3)  provides the division with the statistical data it needs to support budget requests and satisfy requests for information; and
(4)  is compatible with the requirements of Chapter 66, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the information systems used by the institutional division and the pardons and paroles division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(c)  The division shall prepare a report that contains a summary of the programs and services provided by departments, as described in each strategic plan submitted to the division under Section 509.007.
(d)  As soon as is practicable after the completion of the report, the division shall submit the report prepared under Subsection (c) to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(e)  Not later than the date on which the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is required to submit the department's legislative appropriations request to the Legislative Budget Board, the division shall submit the report prepared under Subsection (c) to the Legislative Budget Board.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.25(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1007, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (H.B. 3691), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1074 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 1930), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 4.13, eff. January 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 509 - Community Justice Assistance Division › Section 509.0041. Use of Risk and Needs Assessment Instrument

Sec. 509.0041.  USE OF RISK AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT.  The division shall require each department to use the risk and needs assessment instrument adopted by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Section 501.0921 to assess each defendant at the time of the defendant's initial placement on community supervision and at other times as required by the comprehensive reentry and reintegration plan adopted under Section 501.092.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1154 (S.B. 213), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle G - Corrections › Chapter 509 - Community Justice Assistance Division › Section 509.005. Inspections; Audits; Evaluations

Sec. 509.005.  INSPECTIONS;  AUDITS;  EVALUATIONS.  The community justice assistance division shall from time to time inspect and evaluate and the internal audit division may at any reasonable time conduct an audit of the financial, program compliance, or performance records of a department to determine:
(1)  compliance with the division's rules and standards;
(2)  economical and efficient use of resources;
(3)  accomplishment of goals and objectives;
(4)  reliability and integrity of information;  and
(5)  safeguarding of assets.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.26(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 490, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.