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Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators

Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 841.001. Legislative Findings - Sec. 841.001. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds that a small...

Section 841.002. Definitions - Sec. 841.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Attorney representing the...

Section 841.003. Sexually Violent Predator - Sec. 841.003. SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR. (a) A person is a...

Section 841.005. Office of State Counsel for Offenders - Sec. 841.005. OFFICE OF STATE COUNSEL FOR OFFENDERS. (a) Except...

Section 841.006. Application of Chapter - Sec. 841.006. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. This chapter does not: (1)...

Section 841.007. Duties of Texas Civil Commitment Office - Sec. 841.007. DUTIES OF TEXAS CIVIL COMMITMENT OFFICE. The Texas...

Subchapter B. Notice of Potential Predator; Initial Determinations

Section 841.021. Notice of Potential Predator - Sec. 841.021. NOTICE OF POTENTIAL PREDATOR. (a) Subject to Subsection...

Section 841.022. Multidisciplinary Team - Sec. 841.022. MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM. (a) The executive director of the...

Section 841.023. Assessment for Behavioral Abnormality - Sec. 841.023. ASSESSMENT FOR BEHAVIORAL ABNORMALITY. (a) Not later than...

Subchapter C. Petition Alleging Predator Status

Section 841.041. Petition Alleging Predator Status - Sec. 841.041. PETITION ALLEGING PREDATOR STATUS. (a) If a person...

Section 841.042. Assistance From Special Prosecution Unit - Sec. 841.042. ASSISTANCE FROM SPECIAL PROSECUTION UNIT. On request of...

Subchapter D. Trial

Section 841.061. Trial - Sec. 841.061. TRIAL. (a) The judge shall commence a trial...

Section 841.062. Determination of Predator Status - Sec. 841.062. DETERMINATION OF PREDATOR STATUS. (a) The judge or...

Section 841.063. Continuance - Sec. 841.063. CONTINUANCE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),...

Section 841.064. Retrial - Sec. 841.064. RETRIAL. (a) A trial following a mistrial must...

Section 841.065. Agreed Order - Sec. 841.065. AGREED ORDER. An agreed order of civil commitment...

Subchapter E. Civil Commitment

Section 841.081. Civil Commitment of Predator - Sec. 841.081. CIVIL COMMITMENT OF PREDATOR. (a) If at a...

Section 841.082. Commitment Requirements - Sec. 841.082. COMMITMENT REQUIREMENTS. (a) Before entering an order directing...

Section 841.0821. Sex Offender Treatment Before Release From Secure Correctional Facility - Sec. 841.0821. SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT BEFORE RELEASE FROM SECURE CORRECTIONAL...

Section 841.0822. Required Procedures Before Release From Secure Correctional Facility - Sec. 841.0822. REQUIRED PROCEDURES BEFORE RELEASE FROM SECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY....

Section 841.083. Treatment; Supervision - Sec. 841.083. TREATMENT; SUPERVISION. (a) The office shall determine the...

Section 841.0831. Tiered Program - Sec. 841.0831. TIERED PROGRAM. (a) The office shall develop a...

Section 841.0832. Housing Facilities - Sec. 841.0832. HOUSING FACILITIES. (a) The office shall operate, or...

Section 841.0833. Security and Monitoring; Confidentiality - Sec. 841.0833. SECURITY AND MONITORING; CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) The office shall...

Section 841.0834. Movement Between Programming Tiers - Sec. 841.0834. MOVEMENT BETWEEN PROGRAMMING TIERS. (a) The office shall...

Section 841.0835. Committed Persons With Special Needs - Sec. 841.0835. COMMITTED PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. (a) The Health...

Section 841.0836. Release From Housing - Sec. 841.0836. RELEASE FROM HOUSING. (a) A committed person released...

Section 841.0837. Emergency Detention Order - Sec. 841.0837. EMERGENCY DETENTION ORDER. The office may issue an...

Section 841.0838. Use of Restraints - Sec. 841.0838. USE OF RESTRAINTS. (a) An employee of the...

Section 841.084. Payment of Costs by Committed Person - Sec. 841.084. PAYMENT OF COSTS BY COMMITTED PERSON. (a) Notwithstanding...

Section 841.0845. Notice of Intent Regarding New Residence or Facility - Sec. 841.0845. NOTICE OF INTENT REGARDING NEW RESIDENCE OR FACILITY....

Section 841.085. Criminal Penalty; Prosecution of Offense - Sec. 841.085. CRIMINAL PENALTY; PROSECUTION OF OFFENSE. (a) A person...

Subchapter F. Commitment Review

Section 841.101. Biennial Examination - Sec. 841.101. BIENNIAL EXAMINATION. (a) A person committed under Section...

Section 841.102. Biennial Review - Sec. 841.102. BIENNIAL REVIEW. (a) Not later than the 60th...

Section 841.103. Hearing - Sec. 841.103. HEARING. (a) At a hearing set by the...

Subchapter G. Petition for Release

Section 841.121. Authorized Petition for Release - Sec. 841.121. AUTHORIZED PETITION FOR RELEASE. (a) If the office...

Section 841.122. Right to File Unauthorized Petition for Release - Sec. 841.122. RIGHT TO FILE UNAUTHORIZED PETITION FOR RELEASE. On...

Section 841.123. Review of Unauthorized Petition for Release - Sec. 841.123. REVIEW OF UNAUTHORIZED PETITION FOR RELEASE. (a) If...

Section 841.124. Hearing on Unauthorized Petition for Release - Sec. 841.124. HEARING ON UNAUTHORIZED PETITION FOR RELEASE. (a) If...

Subchapter H. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 841.141. Rulemaking Authority - Sec. 841.141. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. (a) The office by rule shall...

Section 841.142. Release or Exchange of Information - Sec. 841.142. RELEASE OR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION. (a) To protect...

Section 841.143. Report, Record, or Statement Submitted to Court - Sec. 841.143. REPORT, RECORD, OR STATEMENT SUBMITTED TO COURT. (a)...

Section 841.144. Counsel - Sec. 841.144. COUNSEL. (a) Immediately after the filing of a...

Section 841.145. Expert - Sec. 841.145. EXPERT. (a) At the person's own expense, a...

Section 841.146. Civil Commitment Proceeding; Procedure and Costs - Sec. 841.146. CIVIL COMMITMENT PROCEEDING; PROCEDURE AND COSTS. (a) On...

Section 841.1461. Certain Expert Testimony Not Required for Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predator - Sec. 841.1461. CERTAIN EXPERT TESTIMONY NOT REQUIRED FOR CIVIL COMMITMENT...

Section 841.1462. Privilege for Personal Information That Identifies Victim - Sec. 841.1462. PRIVILEGE FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT IDENTIFIES VICTIM. Personal...

Section 841.1463. Failure to Give Notice Within Relevant Period Not Jurisdictional Error - Sec. 841.1463. FAILURE TO GIVE NOTICE WITHIN RELEVANT PERIOD NOT...

Section 841.147. Immunity - Sec. 841.147. IMMUNITY. The following persons are immune from liability...

Section 841.150. Effect of Subsequent Detention, Confinement, or Commitment on Order of Civil Commitment - Sec. 841.150. EFFECT OF SUBSEQUENT DETENTION, CONFINEMENT, OR COMMITMENT ON...

Section 841.151. Notice of Release of Sexually Violent Predator - Sec. 841.151. NOTICE OF RELEASE OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR. (a)...

Section 841.152. Certain Hearings by Closed-Circuit Video Teleconferencing Permitted - Sec. 841.152. CERTAIN HEARINGS BY CLOSED-CIRCUIT VIDEO TELECONFERENCING PERMITTED. (a)...

Section 841.153. State-Issued Identification; Necessary Documentation - Sec. 841.153. STATE-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION; NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION. (a) On the release...