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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 508.001. Definitions - Sec. 508.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 508.002. Clemency, Commutation Distinguished - Sec. 508.002. CLEMENCY, COMMUTATION DISTINGUISHED. Neither parole nor mandatory supervision...
Section 508.003. Inapplicable to Juveniles and Certain Inmates - Sec. 508.003. INAPPLICABLE TO JUVENILES AND CERTAIN INMATES. (a) This...
Subchapter B. Board of Pardons and Paroles
Section 508.031. Composition of Board - Sec. 508.031. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. (a) The board consists of...
Section 508.032. Requirements for Membership - Sec. 508.032. REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP. (a) Board members must be...
Section 508.033. Disqualifications - Sec. 508.033. DISQUALIFICATIONS. (a) A person is not eligible for...
Section 508.034. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 508.034. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...
Section 508.035. Presiding Officer - Sec. 508.035. PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) The governor shall designate one...
Section 508.036. General Administrative Duties - Sec. 508.036. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES. (a) The presiding officer shall:...
Section 508.0362. Training Required - Sec. 508.0362. TRAINING REQUIRED. (a) (1) A person who is...
Section 508.037. Terms; Removal - Sec. 508.037. TERMS; REMOVAL. (a) A board member holds office...
Section 508.038. Vacancies - Sec. 508.038. VACANCIES. If a vacancy occurs, the governor shall...
Section 508.039. Compensation - Sec. 508.039. COMPENSATION. A board member is paid the salary...
Section 508.040. Personnel - Sec. 508.040. PERSONNEL. (a) The presiding officer is responsible for...
Section 508.041. Designee Training; Handbook - Sec. 508.041. DESIGNEE TRAINING; HANDBOOK. (a) The board shall develop...
Section 508.042. Training Program for Members and Parole Commissioners - Sec. 508.042. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS AND PAROLE COMMISSIONERS. (a)...
Section 508.043. Gifts and Grants - Sec. 508.043. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may apply for...
Section 508.044. Powers and Duties of Board - Sec. 508.044. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. A board member...
Section 508.0441. Release and Revocation Duties - Sec. 508.0441. RELEASE AND REVOCATION DUTIES. (a) Board members and...
Section 508.045. Parole Panels - Sec. 508.045. PAROLE PANELS. (a) Except as provided by Section...
Section 508.046. Extraordinary Vote Required - Sec. 508.046. EXTRAORDINARY VOTE REQUIRED. To release on parole an...
Section 508.047. Meetings - Sec. 508.047. MEETINGS. (a) The members of the board shall...
Section 508.048. Subpoenas - Sec. 508.048. SUBPOENAS. (a) A parole panel may issue a...
Section 508.0481. Victim's Right to Representation - Sec. 508.0481. VICTIM'S RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION. (a) If a victim,...
Section 508.049. Mission Statement - Sec. 508.049. MISSION STATEMENT. (a) The board, after consultation with...
Section 508.050. Report to Governor - Sec. 508.050. REPORT TO GOVERNOR. (a) On request of the...
Section 508.051. Sunset Provision - Sec. 508.051. SUNSET PROVISION. The Board of Pardons and Paroles...
Section 508.052. Computers; Office Space; Other Equipment - Sec. 508.052. COMPUTERS; OFFICE SPACE; OTHER EQUIPMENT. (a) The department...
Section 508.053. Use of Technology - Sec. 508.053. USE OF TECHNOLOGY. The board shall implement a...
Section 508.054. Records of Complaints - Sec. 508.054. RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS. (a) The board shall maintain...
Section 508.055. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 508.055. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The...
Subchapter C. Representation of Inmates
Section 508.081. Definitions - Sec. 508.081. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Compensation" has the...
Section 508.082. Rules - Sec. 508.082. RULES. The board shall adopt rules relating to:...
Section 508.083. Eligibility to Represent Inmates - Sec. 508.083. ELIGIBILITY TO REPRESENT INMATES. (a) A person who...
Section 508.084. Fee Affidavit - Sec. 508.084. FEE AFFIDAVIT. (a) A person required to register...
Section 508.085. Representation Summary Form - Sec. 508.085. REPRESENTATION SUMMARY FORM. (a) A person required to...
Section 508.086. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 508.086. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A former member or employee...
Subchapter D. Pardons and Paroles Division
Section 508.111. Director - Sec. 508.111. DIRECTOR. (a) The executive director shall hire the...
Section 508.112. Duty of Division - Sec. 508.112. DUTY OF DIVISION. The division is responsible for...
Section 508.113. Parole Officers, Supervisors: Qualifications - Sec. 508.113. PAROLE OFFICERS, SUPERVISORS: QUALIFICATIONS. (a) This subsection and...
Section 508.1131. Salary Career Ladder for Parole Officers - Sec. 508.1131. SALARY CAREER LADDER FOR PAROLE OFFICERS. (a) The...
Section 508.114. Parole Officers, Supervisors: Additional Duties - Sec. 508.114. PAROLE OFFICERS, SUPERVISORS: ADDITIONAL DUTIES. (a) The judge...
Section 508.1141. Specialized Training; Gang Members - Sec. 508.1141. SPECIALIZED TRAINING; GANG MEMBERS. The department shall develop...
Section 508.1142. Parole Officer Maximum Caseloads - Sec. 508.1142. PAROLE OFFICER MAXIMUM CASELOADS. (a) The department shall...
Section 508.115. Notification of Release of Inmate - Sec. 508.115. NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE OF INMATE. (a) Not later...
Section 508.116. Parole Information Program - Sec. 508.116. PAROLE INFORMATION PROGRAM. (a) The division shall develop...
Section 508.117. Victim Notification - Sec. 508.117. VICTIM NOTIFICATION. (a) Before a parole panel considers...
Section 508.118. Halfway Houses - Sec. 508.118. HALFWAY HOUSES. (a) The division, in conjunction with...
Section 508.119. Community Residential Facilities - Sec. 508.119. COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES. (a) The purpose of a...
Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures
Section 508.141. Authority to Consider and Order Release on Parole - Sec. 508.141. AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER AND ORDER RELEASE ON PAROLE....
Section 508.1411. Notification of Parole Panel Decision - Sec. 508.1411. NOTIFICATION OF PAROLE PANEL DECISION. (a) For each...
Section 508.142. Period of Parole - Sec. 508.142. PERIOD OF PAROLE. (a) The institutional division shall...
Section 508.143. Legal Custody of Releasee - Sec. 508.143. LEGAL CUSTODY OF RELEASEE. (a) A releasee while...
Section 508.144. Parole Guidelines and Range of Recommended Parole Approval Rates - Sec. 508.144. PAROLE GUIDELINES AND RANGE OF RECOMMENDED PAROLE APPROVAL...
Section 508.1445. Annual Report on Guidelines Required - Sec. 508.1445. ANNUAL REPORT ON GUIDELINES REQUIRED. (a) The board...
Section 508.145. Eligibility for Release on Parole; Computation of Parole Eligibility Date - Sec. 508.145. ELIGIBILITY FOR RELEASE ON PAROLE; COMPUTATION OF PAROLE...
Section 508.1455. Early Release on Parole for Certain Inmates Required to Participate in Educational and Vocational Training Pilot Program - Sec. 508.1455. EARLY RELEASE ON PAROLE FOR CERTAIN INMATES REQUIRED...
Section 508.146. Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision - Sec. 508.146. MEDICALLY RECOMMENDED INTENSIVE SUPERVISION. (a) An inmate other...
Section 508.147. Release to Mandatory Supervision - Sec. 508.147. RELEASE TO MANDATORY SUPERVISION. (a) Except as provided...
Section 508.1471. Release to Mandatory Supervision of Certain Inmates Confined in County Jail - Sec. 508.1471. RELEASE TO MANDATORY SUPERVISION OF CERTAIN INMATES CONFINED...
Section 508.148. Period of Mandatory Supervision - Sec. 508.148. PERIOD OF MANDATORY SUPERVISION. (a) The period of...
Section 508.149. Inmates Ineligible for Mandatory Supervision - Sec. 508.149. INMATES INELIGIBLE FOR MANDATORY SUPERVISION. (a) An inmate...
Section 508.150. Consecutive Felony Sentences - Sec. 508.150. CONSECUTIVE FELONY SENTENCES. (a) If an inmate is...
Section 508.151. Presumptive Parole Date - Sec. 508.151. PRESUMPTIVE PAROLE DATE. (a) For the purpose of...
Section 508.152. Individual Treatment Plan - Sec. 508.152. INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT PLAN. (a) Not later than the...
Section 508.153. Statements of Victim - Sec. 508.153. STATEMENTS OF VICTIM. (a) A parole panel considering...
Section 508.1531. Contact With Victim - Sec. 508.1531. CONTACT WITH VICTIM. A parole panel considering the...
Section 508.154. Contract on Release - Sec. 508.154. CONTRACT ON RELEASE. (a) An inmate to be...
Section 508.155. Completion of Parole Period - Sec. 508.155. COMPLETION OF PAROLE PERIOD. (a) To complete a...
Section 508.1555. Procedure for the Early Release From Supervision of Certain Releasees - Sec. 508.1555. PROCEDURE FOR THE EARLY RELEASE FROM SUPERVISION OF...
Section 508.156. Determinate Sentence Parole - Sec. 508.156. DETERMINATE SENTENCE PAROLE. (a) Before the release of...
Section 508.157. Temporary Housing on Release - Sec. 508.157. TEMPORARY HOUSING ON RELEASE. (a) This section applies...
Subchapter E. -1. Alternative Housing in Certain Counties
Section 508.171. Applicability - Sec. 508.171. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only with respect to...
Section 508.172. Alternative Housing Program - Sec. 508.172. ALTERNATIVE HOUSING PROGRAM. The department shall require that...
Section 508.173. Information Regarding Alternative Housing; Notice to Political Subdivision - Sec. 508.173. INFORMATION REGARDING ALTERNATIVE HOUSING; NOTICE TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISION....
Subchapter F. Mandatory Conditions of Parole or Mandatory Supervision
Section 508.181. Residence During Release - Sec. 508.181. RESIDENCE DURING RELEASE. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 508.182. Parole Supervision Fee; Administrative Fee - Sec. 508.182. PAROLE SUPERVISION FEE; ADMINISTRATIVE FEE. (a) A parole...
Section 508.183. Educational Skill Level - Sec. 508.183. EDUCATIONAL SKILL LEVEL. (a) A parole panel shall...
Section 508.184. Controlled Substance Testing - Sec. 508.184. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TESTING. (a) A parole panel shall...
Section 508.185. Substance Abuse Treatment - Sec. 508.185. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. (a) A parole panel shall...
Section 508.186. Sex Offender Registration - Sec. 508.186. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION. A parole panel shall require...
Section 508.1861. Prohibitions on Internet Access for Certain Sex Offenders - Sec. 508.1861. PROHIBITIONS ON INTERNET ACCESS FOR CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS....
Section 508.1862. Sex Offender Treatment - Sec. 508.1862. SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT. A parole panel shall require...
Section 508.1864. Notification to Department of Public Safety and Licensing Authority - Sec. 508.1864. NOTIFICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND LICENSING...
Section 508.187. Child Safety Zone - Sec. 508.187. CHILD SAFETY ZONE. (a) This section applies only...
Section 508.188. Community Service for Certain Releasees - Sec. 508.188. COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR CERTAIN RELEASEES. A parole panel...
Section 508.189. Parole Fee for Certain Releasees - Sec. 508.189. PAROLE FEE FOR CERTAIN RELEASEES. (a) A parole...
Section 508.190. Avoiding Victim of Stalking Offense - Sec. 508.190. AVOIDING VICTIM OF STALKING OFFENSE. (a) A parole...
Section 508.191. No Contact With Victim - Sec. 508.191. NO CONTACT WITH VICTIM. (a) If a parole...
Section 508.192. Reentry Into the United States Prohibited - Sec. 508.192. REENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES PROHIBITED. (a) In...
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...
Section 508.222. Payment of Certain Damages - Sec. 508.222. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. A parole panel may...
Section 508.223. Psychological Counseling - Sec. 508.223. PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING. A parole panel may require as...
Section 508.224. Substance Abuse Counseling - Sec. 508.224. SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING. A parole panel may require...
Section 508.225. Child Safety Zone - Sec. 508.225. CHILD SAFETY ZONE. (a) If the nature of...
Section 508.226. Orchiectomy as Condition Prohibited - Sec. 508.226. ORCHIECTOMY AS CONDITION PROHIBITED. A parole panel may...
Section 508.227. Electronic Monitoring of Certain Members of Criminal Street Gang - Sec. 508.227. ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF CRIMINAL STREET...
Section 508.228. Sex Offender Treatment - Sec. 508.228. SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT. A parole panel may require...
Subchapter H. Warrants
Section 508.251. Issuance of Warrant or Summons - Sec. 508.251. ISSUANCE OF WARRANT OR SUMMONS. (a) In a...
Section 508.252. Grounds for Issuance of Warrant or Summons - Sec. 508.252. GROUNDS FOR ISSUANCE OF WARRANT OR SUMMONS. A...
Section 508.253. Effect on Sentence After Issuance of Warrant - Sec. 508.253. EFFECT ON SENTENCE AFTER ISSUANCE OF WARRANT. If...
Section 508.254. Detention Under Warrant - Sec. 508.254. DETENTION UNDER WARRANT. (a) A person who is...
Section 508.255. Status as Fugitive From Justice - Sec. 508.255. STATUS AS FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE. (a) After the...
Section 508.256. Withdrawal of Warrant - Sec. 508.256. WITHDRAWAL OF WARRANT. At any time before setting...
Subchapter I. Hearings and Sanctions
Section 508.281. Hearing - Sec. 508.281. HEARING. (a) A releasee, a person released although...
Section 508.2811. Preliminary Hearing - Sec. 508.2811. PRELIMINARY HEARING. A parole panel or a designee...
Section 508.282. Deadlines - Sec. 508.282. DEADLINES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),...
Section 508.283. Sanctions - Sec. 508.283. SANCTIONS. (a) After a parole panel or designated...
Section 508.284. Transfer Pending Revocation Hearing - Sec. 508.284. TRANSFER PENDING REVOCATION HEARING. The department, as provided...
Subchapter J. Miscellaneous
Section 508.311. Duty to Provide Information - Sec. 508.311. DUTY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. On request of a...
Section 508.312. Information on Recidivism of Releasees - Sec. 508.312. INFORMATION ON RECIDIVISM OF RELEASEES. The Texas Board...
Section 508.313. Confidential Information - Sec. 508.313. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. (a) All information obtained and maintained,...
Section 508.314. Access to Inmates - Sec. 508.314. ACCESS TO INMATES. The department shall: (1) grant...
Section 508.315. Electronic Monitoring Programs - Sec. 508.315. ELECTRONIC MONITORING PROGRAMS. (a) To establish and maintain...
Section 508.316. Special Programs - Sec. 508.316. SPECIAL PROGRAMS. (a) The department may contract for...
Section 508.317. Intensive Supervision Program; Super-Intensive Supervision Program - Sec. 508.317. INTENSIVE SUPERVISION PROGRAM; SUPER-INTENSIVE SUPERVISION PROGRAM. (a) The...
Section 508.318. Continuing Education Program - Sec. 508.318. CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a) The Texas Board of...
Section 508.319. Program to Assess and Enhance Educational and Vocational Skills - Sec. 508.319. PROGRAM TO ASSESS AND ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL...
Section 508.320. Contracts for Lease of Federal Facilities - Sec. 508.320. CONTRACTS FOR LEASE OF FEDERAL FACILITIES. (a) The...
Section 508.321. Reporting, Management, and Collection Services - Sec. 508.321. REPORTING, MANAGEMENT, AND COLLECTION SERVICES. The department, with...
Section 508.322. Releasee Restitution Fund - Sec. 508.322. RELEASEE RESTITUTION FUND. (a) The releasee restitution fund...
Section 508.323. Audit - Sec. 508.323. AUDIT. The financial transactions of the division and...
Section 508.324. Victim-Offender Mediation - Sec. 508.324. VICTIM-OFFENDER MEDIATION. If the pardons and paroles division...