Sec. 508.081. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Compensation" has the meaning assigned by Section 305.002.
(2) "Inmate" includes:
(A) an administrative releasee;
(B) an inmate imprisoned in the institutional division; and
(C) a person confined in a county jail awaiting:
(i) transfer to the institutional division; or
(ii) a revocation hearing.
(3) "Represent" means to directly or indirectly contact in person or by telephone, facsimile transmission, or correspondence a member or employee of the board or an employee of the department on behalf of an inmate.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 126 (H.B. 719), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021.