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.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision
Section 508.311. Duty to Provide Information
Section 508.312. Information on Recidivism of Releasees
Section 508.313. Confidential Information
Section 508.314. Access to Inmates
Section 508.315. Electronic Monitoring Programs
Section 508.316. Special Programs
Section 508.317. Intensive Supervision Program; Super-Intensive Supervision Program
Section 508.318. Continuing Education Program
Section 508.319. Program to Assess and Enhance Educational and Vocational Skills
Section 508.320. Contracts for Lease of Federal Facilities
Section 508.321. Reporting, Management, and Collection Services