Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Executive Branch
Subtitle G - Corrections

Section 492.0011. Private Sector Prison Industries Program Management - Sec. 492.0011. PRIVATE SECTOR PRISON INDUSTRIES PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. (a) The...

Section 492.002. Composition of Board; Compensation of Members - Sec. 492.002. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS. (a) The...

Section 492.003. Eligibility for Membership; Removal - Sec. 492.003. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP; REMOVAL. (a) Each member of...

Section 492.0031. Training Program for Members - Sec. 492.0031. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS. (a) A person who...

Section 492.004. Notice of Qualifications, Responsibilities - Sec. 492.004. NOTICE OF QUALIFICATIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES. The executive director or...

Section 492.005. Organization of Board - Sec. 492.005. ORGANIZATION OF BOARD. (a) At the beginning of...

Section 492.006. Board Meetings - Sec. 492.006. BOARD MEETINGS. (a) The board shall meet at...

Section 492.007. Opportunity for Public to Appear Before Board - Sec. 492.007. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC TO APPEAR BEFORE BOARD. The...

Section 492.008. Oaths; Examination of Witnesses; Inquiries - Sec. 492.008. OATHS; EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES; INQUIRIES. Each member of...

Section 492.009. Seal - Sec. 492.009. SEAL. (a) The board shall use an official...

Section 492.010. Suits by Board - Sec. 492.010. SUITS BY BOARD. (a) The board may sue...

Section 492.012. Sunset Provision - Sec. 492.012. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Board of Criminal Justice...

Section 492.013. General Powers and Duties of Board - Sec. 492.013. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) The...

Section 492.0131. Parole Rules, Policies, Procedures - Sec. 492.0131. PAROLE RULES, POLICIES, PROCEDURES. The board and the...

Section 492.014. Headquarters - Sec. 492.014. HEADQUARTERS. (a) The board shall maintain headquarters in...

Section 492.015. Use of Technology - Sec. 492.015. USE OF TECHNOLOGY. The board shall implement a...

Section 492.016. Negotiated Rulemaking; Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 492.016. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The board...

Section 492.017. Legislative Appropriations Request - Sec. 492.017. LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST. (a) The board shall require...

Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization

Section 493.001. Department Mission - Sec. 493.001. DEPARTMENT MISSION. The mission of the department is...

Section 493.002. Divisions - Sec. 493.002. DIVISIONS. (a) The following divisions are within the...

Section 493.0021. Organizational Flexibility - Sec. 493.0021. ORGANIZATIONAL FLEXIBILITY. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 493.002, 493.003, 493.004,...

Section 493.003. Community Justice Assistance Division - Sec. 493.003. COMMUNITY JUSTICE ASSISTANCE DIVISION. (a) The community justice...

Section 493.004. Institutional Division - Sec. 493.004. INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION. The institutional division shall operate and...

Section 493.005. Pardons and Paroles Division - Sec. 493.005. PARDONS AND PAROLES DIVISION. The pardons and paroles...

Section 493.0051. State Jail Division - Sec. 493.0051. STATE JAIL DIVISION. The state jail division shall...

Section 493.0052. Internal Audit Division - Sec. 493.0052. INTERNAL AUDIT DIVISION. (a) The board shall hire...

Section 493.0053. Programs and Services Division - Sec. 493.0053. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DIVISION. (a) The programs and...

Section 493.006. Executive Director - Sec. 493.006. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. (a) The board shall employ an...

Section 493.007. Personnel - Sec. 493.007. PERSONNEL. (a) The executive director shall develop an...

Section 493.0071. Employee Exit Interviews - Sec. 493.0071. EMPLOYEE EXIT INTERVIEWS. (a) The department shall adopt...

Section 493.008. Audit by State Auditor - Sec. 493.008. AUDIT BY STATE AUDITOR. The financial transactions of...

Section 493.0081. Legislative Appropriations Request - Sec. 493.0081. LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST. The department shall include in...

Section 493.0082. Disposition of Certain Financial Assets - Sec. 493.0082. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSETS. (a) All money...

Section 493.0083. Program Evaluation Capability - Sec. 493.0083. PROGRAM EVALUATION CAPABILITY. The department shall maintain a...

Section 493.009. Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facilities - Sec. 493.009. SUBSTANCE ABUSE FELONY PUNISHMENT FACILITIES. (a) The department...

Section 493.010. Contracts for Miscellaneous Housing - Sec. 493.010. CONTRACTS FOR MISCELLANEOUS HOUSING. (a) The board, for...

Section 493.011. Consultant Contracts for Prison Construction - Sec. 493.011. CONSULTANT CONTRACTS FOR PRISON CONSTRUCTION. The board may...

Section 493.012. Historically Underutilized Businesses - Sec. 493.012. HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES. (a) The board and the...

Section 493.013. Federal Funds Committee - Sec. 493.013. FEDERAL FUNDS COMMITTEE. (a) The board shall ensure...

Section 493.014. Applicability of Certain Grievance Procedures - Sec. 493.014. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES. A grievance procedure...

Section 493.0145. Identification of Inmates Subject to Arrest Warrant - Sec. 493.0145. IDENTIFICATION OF INMATES SUBJECT TO ARREST WARRANT. Before...

Section 493.015. Identification of Deportable Aliens - Sec. 493.015. IDENTIFICATION OF DEPORTABLE ALIENS. (a) In this section,...

Section 493.0151. Dynamic Risk Assessment of Sex Offenders - Sec. 493.0151. DYNAMIC RISK ASSESSMENT OF SEX OFFENDERS. (a) For...

Section 493.0155. Proper Identification of Inmates Using Alias - Sec. 493.0155. PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF INMATES USING ALIAS. On receipt...

Section 493.016. Information of Public Interest; Complaints - Sec. 493.016. INFORMATION OF PUBLIC INTEREST; COMPLAINTS. (a) The department...

Section 493.017. Reports on Sex Offender Treatment - Sec. 493.017. REPORTS ON SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT. (a) A sex...

Section 493.018. Care of Terminally Ill Inmates - Sec. 493.018. CARE OF TERMINALLY ILL INMATES. (a) The department...

Section 493.019. Enforcement Officers - Sec. 493.019. ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. The inspector general may appoint employees...

Section 493.0191. Administrative Subpoenas - Sec. 493.0191. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS. (a) The inspector general may issue...

Section 493.020. Seal of Department - Sec. 493.020. SEAL OF DEPARTMENT. (a) The department shall use...

Section 493.021. Electronic Creation and Transmission of Documents - Sec. 493.021. ELECTRONIC CREATION AND TRANSMISSION OF DOCUMENTS. (a) If...

Section 493.022. Polygraph Examination - Sec. 493.022. POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION. An employee of the department who...

Section 493.023. Charitable Fund-Raising - Sec. 493.023. CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING. (a) Under policies established by the...

Section 493.024. Application of Law Relating to Free Exercise of Religion - Sec. 493.024. APPLICATION OF LAW RELATING TO FREE EXERCISE OF...

Section 493.025. Notification of Court of Release - Sec. 493.025. NOTIFICATION OF COURT OF RELEASE. On release of...

Section 493.0251. Victim Notification of Subsequent Felony - Sec. 493.0251. VICTIM NOTIFICATION OF SUBSEQUENT FELONY. (a) In this...

Section 493.026. Certain Interagency Communications Prohibited - Sec. 493.026. CERTAIN INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PROHIBITED. The department, regardless of...

Section 493.027. Management-Employee Meetings - Sec. 493.027. MANAGEMENT-EMPLOYEE MEETINGS. (a) The director of the department...

Section 493.028. Inspector General Report on Criminal Offenses - Sec. 493.028. INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT ON CRIMINAL OFFENSES. (a) In...

Section 493.029. Local and Regional Release and Discharge Procedure - Sec. 493.029. LOCAL AND REGIONAL RELEASE AND DISCHARGE PROCEDURE. (a)...

Section 493.030. Notice to Social Security Administration - Sec. 493.030. NOTICE TO SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. (a) The department...

Section 493.031. Case Management Committees - Sec. 493.031. CASE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES. (a) Each facility under the...

Section 493.032. Correctional Officer Training Related to Pregnant Inmates - Sec. 493.032. CORRECTIONAL OFFICER TRAINING RELATED TO PREGNANT INMATES. (a)...

Section 493.033. Availability of Peer Support Services - Sec. 493.033. AVAILABILITY OF PEER SUPPORT SERVICES. (a) The department...

Section 493.034. Educational and Vocational Training Pilot Program - Sec. 493.034. EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The...

Chapter 494 - Institutional Division: Policy, Director, and Staff

Section 494.001. Institutional Division Mission - Sec. 494.001. INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION MISSION. The mission of the institutional...

Section 494.002. Director - Sec. 494.002. DIRECTOR. (a) The director of the institutional division...

Section 494.003. Director's Accounts - Sec. 494.003. DIRECTOR'S ACCOUNTS. (a) The department shall keep a...

Section 494.004. Director's Reports - Sec. 494.004. DIRECTOR'S REPORTS. The director of the institutional division...

Section 494.007. Employees' Salaries, Room and Board, Medical Care - Sec. 494.007. EMPLOYEES' SALARIES, ROOM AND BOARD, MEDICAL CARE. (a)...

Section 494.008. Department Employees: Limited Law Enforcement Powers - Sec. 494.008. DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES: LIMITED LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS. (a) The...

Section 494.010. Employees' Possession and Use of Tobacco Products - Sec. 494.010. EMPLOYEES' POSSESSION AND USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS. A...

Section 494.011. Assessment of Unit Design and Security Systems - Sec. 494.011. ASSESSMENT OF UNIT DESIGN AND SECURITY SYSTEMS. (a)...

Section 494.012. Maintenance Staff - Sec. 494.012. MAINTENANCE STAFF. (a) The institutional division shall evaluate...

Chapter 495 - Contracts for Correctional Facilities and Services

Subchapter A. Contracts With Private Vendors and Commissioners Courts

Section 495.001. Authority to Contract - Sec. 495.001. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. (a) The board may contract...

Section 495.002. Inmates - Sec. 495.002. INMATES. The institutional division may confine only minimum...

Section 495.003. Contract Proposals; Qualifications and Standards - Sec. 495.003. CONTRACT PROPOSALS; QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS. (a) The board...

Section 495.004. Limitation on Authority Over Inmates - Sec. 495.004. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OVER INMATES. A private vendor...

Section 495.005. Civil Liability - Sec. 495.005. CIVIL LIABILITY. A private vendor operating under a...

Section 495.006. Conversion of Facility - Sec. 495.006. CONVERSION OF FACILITY. The board may not convert...

Section 495.007. Limitation - Sec. 495.007. LIMITATION. The board may not enter into contracts...

Section 495.008. Auditing and Monitoring Contracts - Sec. 495.008. AUDITING AND MONITORING CONTRACTS. (a) The department shall...

Subchapter B. Miscellaneous Contracts for Correctional Facilities and Services

Section 495.021. Lease-Purchase, Installment Contracts - Sec. 495.021. LEASE-PURCHASE, INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS. (a) The board may contract...

Section 495.022. Contracts With Federal Government - Sec. 495.022. CONTRACTS WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. (a) The board may...

Section 495.023. Contracts for Diagnostic and Evaluation Services - Sec. 495.023. CONTRACTS FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND EVALUATION SERVICES. (a) The...

Section 495.024. Release of Out-of-State Inmates - Sec. 495.024. RELEASE OF OUT-OF-STATE INMATES. A county or a...

Section 495.025. Certain Commissary Contracts; Taste Tests - Sec. 495.025. CERTAIN COMMISSARY CONTRACTS; TASTE TESTS. (a) For the...

Section 495.026. Product Bundling, Bulk Purchasing, and Vendor Discounts - Sec. 495.026. PRODUCT BUNDLING, BULK PURCHASING, AND VENDOR DISCOUNTS. The...

Section 495.027. Inmate Pay Telephone Service - Sec. 495.027. INMATE PAY TELEPHONE SERVICE. (a) The board shall...

Section 495.028. Implementation of Reentry and Reintegration Plan - Text of section effective on June 19, 2009, but only...

Chapter 496 - Land and Property

Subchapter A. Land

Section 496.001. Acquisition of Real Property - Sec. 496.001. ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY. The board may acquire...

Section 496.002. Eminent Domain - Sec. 496.002. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The board has eminent domain...

Section 496.0021. Sale of Department Real Property - Sec. 496.0021. SALE OF DEPARTMENT REAL PROPERTY. (a) The board...

Section 496.003. Lease of Real Property - Sec. 496.003. LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY. (a) The board may...

Section 496.0031. Transfer of Facilities - Sec. 496.0031. TRANSFER OF FACILITIES. (a) The department may transfer...

Section 496.0032. Agricultural Lease - Sec. 496.0032. AGRICULTURAL LEASE. The board under terms advantageous to...

Section 496.004. Easements - Sec. 496.004. EASEMENTS. (a) The board may grant or lease...

Section 496.005. Tax Exemption - Sec. 496.005. TAX EXEMPTION. (a) Property associated with a facility...

Section 496.006. Road Maintenance - Sec. 496.006. ROAD MAINTENANCE. (a) The department and the Texas...

Section 496.007. Location of New Facilities - Sec. 496.007. LOCATION OF NEW FACILITIES. In determining the location...

Subchapter B. Purchasing Procedures; Property Insurance

Section 496.051. Purchasing Procedures - Sec. 496.051. PURCHASING PROCEDURES. (a) The department shall comply with...

Section 496.0515. Hazardous Waste Management Contracts - Sec. 496.0515. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. (a) The competitive bidding...

Section 496.052. Insurance - Sec. 496.052. INSURANCE. (a) The board may purchase insurance to...

Subchapter C. Management of Property

Section 496.101. Automated Inventory and Maintenance System - Sec. 496.101. AUTOMATED INVENTORY AND MAINTENANCE SYSTEM. (a) As funds...

Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates

Subchapter A. Texas Correctional Industries

Section 497.001. Texas Correctional Industries; Definitions - Sec. 497.001. TEXAS CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES; DEFINITIONS. (a) Texas Correctional Industries...

Section 497.002. Purpose; Implementation - Sec. 497.002. PURPOSE; IMPLEMENTATION. (a) The purposes of the office...

Section 497.003. Advisory Committee - Sec. 497.003. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The board may establish a...

Section 497.004. Labor, Pay - Sec. 497.004. LABOR, PAY. (a) The board may develop by...

Section 497.005. Industrial Receipts - Sec. 497.005. INDUSTRIAL RECEIPTS. The office may use money appropriated...

Section 497.006. Contracts With Private Business - Sec. 497.006. CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE BUSINESS. (a) To encourage the...

Section 497.007. Grants - Sec. 497.007. GRANTS. The office may accept any grant designated...

Section 497.008. Lease of Land - Sec. 497.008. LEASE OF LAND. To further the expansion and...

Section 497.010. Offense: Sale or Offer of Sale of Prison-Produced Articles or Products - Sec. 497.010. OFFENSE: SALE OR OFFER OF SALE OF PRISON-PRODUCED...

Section 497.011. Certain Contracts Prohibited - Sec. 497.011. CERTAIN CONTRACTS PROHIBITED. The department may not enter...

Section 497.012. Repair and Resale of Surplus Data Processing Equipment - Sec. 497.012. REPAIR AND RESALE OF SURPLUS DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT....

Subchapter B. Sales of Prison-Made Articles or Products

Section 497.021. Authority - Sec. 497.021. AUTHORITY. This subchapter governs the sale of prison-made...

Section 497.0211. Exception: Institutions of Higher Education - Sec. 497.0211. EXCEPTION: INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. This subchapter does...

Section 497.022. Contracts - Sec. 497.022. CONTRACTS. The department may contract with: (1) another...

Section 497.023. Priorities - Sec. 497.023. PRIORITIES. Under this subchapter and Subchapter A, the...

Section 497.024. Agencies and Political Subdivisions: Duties to Purchase - Sec. 497.024. AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS: DUTIES TO PURCHASE. (a)...

Section 497.025. Purchasing Procedure - Sec. 497.025. PURCHASING PROCEDURE. (a) An agency of the state...

Section 497.026. Prices - Sec. 497.026. PRICES. The office and the comptroller shall determine...

Section 497.027. Specifications - Sec. 497.027. SPECIFICATIONS. (a) The comptroller shall establish specifications for...

Section 497.028. Catalogs - Sec. 497.028. CATALOGS. The office shall prepare catalogs that accurately...

Section 497.029. New Articles and Products - Sec. 497.029. NEW ARTICLES AND PRODUCTS. The comptroller may request...

Section 497.031. Sale of State Flags to State Agency - Sec. 497.031. SALE OF STATE FLAGS TO STATE AGENCY. The...

Subchapter C. Private Sector Prison Industries Programs

Section 497.051. Purpose; Definitions - Sec. 497.051. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS. (a) The board shall approve, certify,...

Section 497.0527. Complaints - Sec. 497.0527. COMPLAINTS. (a) The board shall maintain a file...

Section 497.056. Private Sector Prison Industries Account - Sec. 497.056. PRIVATE SECTOR PRISON INDUSTRIES ACCOUNT. (a) The department...

Section 497.057. Rules - Sec. 497.057. RULES. The board shall adopt rules as necessary...

Section 497.058. Piecp Wage - Sec. 497.058. PIECP WAGE. (a) The board by rule shall...

Section 497.0581. Participant Contributions; Assistance Account - Sec. 497.0581. PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS; ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT. (a) The board by...

Section 497.059. Limiting Impact of Certification on Non-Prison Industry - Sec. 497.059. LIMITING IMPACT OF CERTIFICATION ON NON-PRISON INDUSTRY. (a)...

Section 497.0595. Limitation on Contracts - Sec. 497.0595. LIMITATION ON CONTRACTS. (a) A governmental entity may...

Section 497.0596. Notice Concerning Certain Contracts - Sec. 497.0596. NOTICE CONCERNING CERTAIN CONTRACTS. (a) Not later than...

Section 497.060. Workers' Compensation - Sec. 497.060. WORKERS' COMPENSATION. The board by rule shall require...

Section 497.061. Recidivism Studies - Sec. 497.061. RECIDIVISM STUDIES. The board shall gather data to...

Section 497.062. Limitation on Number of Participants and Cost Accounting Centers - Sec. 497.062. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AND COST ACCOUNTING...

Section 497.063. Contract Requirements - Sec. 497.063. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. (a) The board shall adopt rules...

Section 497.064. Availability of Certain Information on Internet - Sec. 497.064. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION ON INTERNET. The board...

Subchapter D. Trusties

Section 497.081. Appointment - Sec. 497.081. APPOINTMENT. (a) For the purposes of this subchapter,...

Section 497.082. Use of Regular Inmates as Trusties Prohibited - Sec. 497.082. USE OF REGULAR INMATES AS TRUSTIES PROHIBITED. An...

Section 497.083. Restrictions on Trusties - Sec. 497.083. RESTRICTIONS ON TRUSTIES. (a) A trusty may not...

Section 497.084. Honor Farms - Sec. 497.084. HONOR FARMS. This subchapter does not apply to...

Section 497.085. Failure to Enforce; Removal - Sec. 497.085. FAILURE TO ENFORCE; REMOVAL. A member of the...

Subchapter E. General Provisions Related to Inmate Labor

Section 497.091. Contracts for Inmate Labor - Sec. 497.091. CONTRACTS FOR INMATE LABOR. (a) In this section:...

Section 497.092. Highway Improvement - Sec. 497.092. HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT. (a) The board and the Texas...

Section 497.093. Inmate Labor at Sam Houston State University - Sec. 497.093. INMATE LABOR AT SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY. The...

Section 497.094. Job Training Programs - Sec. 497.094. JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS. (a) The department shall implement...

Section 497.095. Inmate's Work Record - Sec. 497.095. INMATE'S WORK RECORD. The department shall establish a...

Section 497.096. Liability Protections - Sec. 497.096. LIABILITY PROTECTIONS. An employee of the Texas Department...

Section 497.097. Use of State Jail Felons - Sec. 497.097. USE OF STATE JAIL FELONS. The department may...

Section 497.099. Participation in Work Program Required - Sec. 497.099. PARTICIPATION IN WORK PROGRAM REQUIRED. (a) The department...

Subchapter F. Agriculture

Section 497.111. Advisory Committee on Agriculture - Sec. 497.111. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE. (a) The Advisory Committee...

Section 497.112. Agricultural Efficiency and Economy - Sec. 497.112. AGRICULTURAL EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY. (a) The institutional division...

Section 497.113. Surplus Agricultural Property and Products - Sec. 497.113. SURPLUS AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY AND PRODUCTS. (a) The board...

Chapter 498 - Inmate Classification and Good Time

Section 498.001. Definitions - Sec. 498.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Inmate" means a...

Section 498.002. Classification and Reclassification - Sec. 498.002. CLASSIFICATION AND RECLASSIFICATION. The department shall classify each...

Section 498.003. Accrual of Good Conduct Time - Sec. 498.003. ACCRUAL OF GOOD CONDUCT TIME. (a) Good conduct...

Section 498.004. Forfeiture and Restoration of Good Conduct Time - Sec. 498.004. FORFEITURE AND RESTORATION OF GOOD CONDUCT TIME. (a)...

Section 498.0042. Forfeiture for Contacting Victims - Sec. 498.0042. FORFEITURE FOR CONTACTING VICTIMS. (a) The department shall...

Section 498.0045. Forfeiture of Good Conduct Time: Frivolous Lawsuits - Sec. 498.0045. FORFEITURE OF GOOD CONDUCT TIME: FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS. (a)...

Section 498.005. Annual Review of Classification; Retroactive Award of Good Time - Sec. 498.005. ANNUAL REVIEW OF CLASSIFICATION; RETROACTIVE AWARD OF GOOD...

Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs

Subchapter A. Pre-Parole Transfer

Section 499.001. Definitions - Sec. 499.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Community residential facility"...

Section 499.002. Transfer to Community Residential Facility - Sec. 499.002. TRANSFER TO COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITY. (a) The pardons...

Section 499.0021. Transfer of Revoked Defendants - Sec. 499.0021. TRANSFER OF REVOKED DEFENDANTS. (a) An inmate is...

Section 499.003. Transfer From Jail or Other Correctional Facility - Sec. 499.003. TRANSFER FROM JAIL OR OTHER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. (a)...

Section 499.004. Rules; Supervision of Pre-Parolees - Sec. 499.004. RULES; SUPERVISION OF PRE-PAROLEES. (a) The department shall...

Section 499.005. Transfer to Parole Status - Sec. 499.005. TRANSFER TO PAROLE STATUS. (a) If a pre-parolee...

Section 499.007. Legislative Intent - Sec. 499.007. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the...

Subchapter B. Population Management

Section 499.021. Definitions - Sec. 499.021. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Capacity" means the...

Section 499.022. Purpose - Sec. 499.022. PURPOSE. (a) The purpose of this subchapter is...

Section 499.023. Inapplicability - Sec. 499.023. INAPPLICABILITY. This subchapter does not apply to emergency...

Section 499.024. Calculation of Available Space - Sec. 499.024. CALCULATION OF AVAILABLE SPACE. Temporary housing may not...

Section 499.025. Award of Administrative Good Conduct Time; Advancement of Parole Eligibility Date - Sec. 499.025. AWARD OF ADMINISTRATIVE GOOD CONDUCT TIME; ADVANCEMENT OF...

Section 499.026. Release Procedure - Sec. 499.026. RELEASE PROCEDURE. (a) If a parole panel releases...

Section 499.027. Eligible Inmates - Sec. 499.027. ELIGIBLE INMATES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Subchapter C. Miscellaneous Programs

Section 499.051. Notification of Release of Gang Member - Sec. 499.051. NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE OF GANG MEMBER. (a) On...

Section 499.053. Transfers From Texas Juvenile Justice Department or Post-Adjudication Secure Correctional Facility - Sec. 499.053. TRANSFERS FROM TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OR POST-ADJUDICATION...

Section 499.054. Sex Offender Treatment Program - Sec. 499.054. SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT PROGRAM. (a) In this section,...

Section 499.055. Population Management Based on Inmate Health - Sec. 499.055. POPULATION MANAGEMENT BASED ON INMATE HEALTH. The department...

Subchapter D. Allocation Formulas

Section 499.071. Scheduled Admissions Policy - Sec. 499.071. SCHEDULED ADMISSIONS POLICY. The board shall adopt and...

Section 499.072. Location of Central Prison Unit - Sec. 499.072. LOCATION OF CENTRAL PRISON UNIT. (a) The department...

Subchapter E. Unit and System Capacity

Section 499.101. Existing Units - Sec. 499.101. EXISTING UNITS. (a) The maximum capacities for the...

Section 499.102. Staff Determinations and Recommendations - Sec. 499.102. STAFF DETERMINATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) The staff of...

Section 499.103. Notice to Inmates - Sec. 499.103. NOTICE TO INMATES. (a) The director of the...

Section 499.104. Officers' Review and Recommendation - Sec. 499.104. OFFICERS' REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION. The executive director of...

Section 499.105. Board Review and Recommendation - Sec. 499.105. BOARD REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION. The board shall review...

Section 499.106. Governor's Review and Recommendation - Sec. 499.106. GOVERNOR'S REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION. The governor shall review...

Section 499.107. Attorney General Review; Board Decision - Sec. 499.107. ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEW; BOARD DECISION. (a) The attorney...

Section 499.108. Capacity for New Units - Sec. 499.108. CAPACITY FOR NEW UNITS. (a) Before construction begins...

Section 499.109. System Capacity - Sec. 499.109. SYSTEM CAPACITY. (a) The inmate population of the...

Section 499.110. Administrative Procedure Act - Sec. 499.110. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT. Subchapter B, Chapter 2001, applies...

Subchapter F. Procedures for Reducing County Jail Backlog

Section 499.121. Legislative Declaration; Mandamus - Sec. 499.121. LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION; MANDAMUS. (a) The legislature declares that...

Section 499.122. Inmate Count - Sec. 499.122. INMATE COUNT. The Commission on Jail Standards shall...

Section 499.123. Payment - Sec. 499.123. PAYMENT. (a) Not later than the 32nd day...

Section 499.124. Emergency Overcrowding Relief - Sec. 499.124. EMERGENCY OVERCROWDING RELIEF. (a) From the effective date...

Section 499.125. Transfer of Felony Backlog - Sec. 499.125. TRANSFER OF FELONY BACKLOG. (a) If a state...

Section 499.126. Definition - Sec. 499.126. DEFINITION. (a) In this subchapter, "qualifying county" means...

Subchapter G. Transfer Facilities

Section 499.156. Vocational Training - Sec. 499.156. VOCATIONAL TRAINING. The department shall adopt a policy...

Chapter 500 - Miscellaneous Disciplinary Matters

Section 500.001. Supervisory or Disciplinary Authority of Inmates - Sec. 500.001. SUPERVISORY OR DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY OF INMATES. (a) An...

Section 500.002. Destruction of Property - Sec. 500.002. DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. (a) An inmate housed in...

Section 500.003. Gambling Prohibited - Sec. 500.003. GAMBLING PROHIBITED. Gambling is not permitted at any...

Section 500.004. Participation in Treatment Program - Sec. 500.004. PARTICIPATION IN TREATMENT PROGRAM. An inmate required by...

Section 500.005. Rewards on Escape - Sec. 500.005. REWARDS ON ESCAPE. The director of the institutional...

Section 500.006. Transportation of Inmates - Sec. 500.006. TRANSPORTATION OF INMATES. (a) The department shall establish...

Section 500.007. Testing for Controlled Substances - Sec. 500.007. TESTING FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. (a) The department after...

Section 500.008. Detection and Monitoring of Cellular Telephones - Sec. 500.008. DETECTION AND MONITORING OF CELLULAR TELEPHONES. (a) The...

Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare

Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions

Section 501.001. Discrimination Against Inmates Prohibited - Sec. 501.001. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST INMATES PROHIBITED. The institutional division and...

Section 501.002. Assault by Employee on Inmate - Sec. 501.002. ASSAULT BY EMPLOYEE ON INMATE. If an employee...

Section 501.003. Food - Sec. 501.003. FOOD. The department shall ensure that inmates housed...

Section 501.004. Clothing - Sec. 501.004. CLOTHING. The department shall provide to inmates housed...

Section 501.005. Literacy Programs - Sec. 501.005. LITERACY PROGRAMS. (a) The institutional division shall establish...

Section 501.0051. Receipt of Books by Mail - Sec. 501.0051. RECEIPT OF BOOKS BY MAIL. (a) The department...

Section 501.006. Emergency Absence - Sec. 501.006. EMERGENCY ABSENCE. (a) The institutional division may grant...

Section 501.007. Inmate Claims for Lost or Damaged Property - Sec. 501.007. INMATE CLAIMS FOR LOST OR DAMAGED PROPERTY. The...

Section 501.008. Inmate Grievance System - Sec. 501.008. INMATE GRIEVANCE SYSTEM. (a) The department shall develop...

Section 501.0081. Dispute Resolution: Time-Served Credits - Sec. 501.0081. DISPUTE RESOLUTION: TIME-SERVED CREDITS. (a) The department shall...

Section 501.009. Volunteer and Faith-Based Organizations; Report - Sec. 501.009. VOLUNTEER AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; REPORT. (a) The department...

Section 501.010. Visitors - Sec. 501.010. VISITORS. (a) In this section: (1) "Guardian" has...

Section 501.011. Zero-Tolerance Policy - Sec. 501.011. ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY. (a) The department shall adopt a...

Section 501.012. Family Liaison Officer - Sec. 501.012. FAMILY LIAISON OFFICER. The director of the institutional...

Section 501.013. Materials Used for Arts and Crafts - Sec. 501.013. MATERIALS USED FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS. (a) The...

Section 501.014. Inmate Money - Sec. 501.014. INMATE MONEY. (a) The department shall take possession...

Section 501.015. Providing Discharged or Released Inmate With Clothing and Money; Burial Expenses - Sec. 501.015. PROVIDING DISCHARGED OR RELEASED INMATE WITH CLOTHING AND...

Section 501.0155. Providing Discharged or Released Inmate With Documentation for Employment - Sec. 501.0155. PROVIDING DISCHARGED OR RELEASED INMATE WITH DOCUMENTATION FOR...

Section 501.016. Discharge or Release Papers; Release Date - Sec. 501.016. DISCHARGE OR RELEASE PAPERS; RELEASE DATE. (a) The...

Section 501.0165. State-Issued Identification; Necessary Documentation - Sec. 501.0165. STATE-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION; NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION. (a) Before discharging an...

Section 501.0166. Providing Discharged or Released Inmate With Birth Certificate and Social Security Card - Sec. 501.0166. PROVIDING DISCHARGED OR RELEASED INMATE WITH BIRTH CERTIFICATE...

Section 501.017. Cost of Confinement as Claim - Sec. 501.017. COST OF CONFINEMENT AS CLAIM. (a) The department...

Section 501.019. Cost of Confinement as Claim; Setoff - Sec. 501.019. COST OF CONFINEMENT AS CLAIM; SETOFF. (a) The...

Section 501.021. Use of Inmates in Training Prohibited - Sec. 501.021. USE OF INMATES IN TRAINING PROHIBITED. The department...

Section 501.0215. Educational Programming for Pregnant Inmates - Sec. 501.0215. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR PREGNANT INMATES. The department shall...

Section 501.022. Infant Care and Parenting - Sec. 501.022. INFANT CARE AND PARENTING. The department shall implement...

Section 501.023. Information Concerning Foster Care History - Sec. 501.023. INFORMATION CONCERNING FOSTER CARE HISTORY. (a) The department,...

Section 501.024. Verification of Inmate Veteran Status - Sec. 501.024. VERIFICATION OF INMATE VETERAN STATUS. (a) The department,...

Section 501.025. Veterans Services Coordinator - Sec. 501.025. VETERANS SERVICES COORDINATOR. (a) The department shall establish...

Section 501.026. Limitation on Certain Searches - Sec. 501.026. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN SEARCHES. The department shall adopt...

Section 501.027. Access to Programs by Female Inmates - Sec. 501.027. ACCESS TO PROGRAMS BY FEMALE INMATES. (a) The...

Subchapter B. General Medical and Mental Health Care Provisions

Section 501.051. Medical Facilities at University of Texas Medical Branch - Sec. 501.051. MEDICAL FACILITIES AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH....

Section 501.052. Medical Residencies - Sec. 501.052. MEDICAL RESIDENCIES. The department may establish a residency...

Section 501.053. Reports of Physician Misconduct - Sec. 501.053. REPORTS OF PHYSICIAN MISCONDUCT. (a) If the department...

Section 501.054. AIDS and HIV Education; Testing - Sec. 501.054. AIDS AND HIV EDUCATION; TESTING. (a) In this...

Section 501.055. Report of Inmate Death - Sec. 501.055. REPORT OF INMATE DEATH. (a) If an inmate...

Section 501.0551. Anatomical Gifts - Sec. 501.0551. ANATOMICAL GIFTS. (a) The department, during the diagnostic...

Section 501.056. Contract for Care of Mentally Ill and Mentally Retarded Inmates - Sec. 501.056. CONTRACT FOR CARE OF MENTALLY ILL AND MENTALLY...

Section 501.057. Civil Commitment Before Parole - Sec. 501.057. CIVIL COMMITMENT BEFORE PAROLE. (a) The department shall...

Section 501.058. Compensation of Psychiatrists - Sec. 501.058. COMPENSATION OF PSYCHIATRISTS. The amount of compensation paid...

Section 501.059. Screening for and Education Concerning Fetal Alcohol Exposure During Pregnancy - Sec. 501.059. SCREENING FOR AND EDUCATION CONCERNING FETAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE...

Section 501.060. Tuberculosis Screening - Sec. 501.060. TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING. (a) The board will establish requirements...

Section 501.061. Orchiectomy for Certain Sex Offenders - Sec. 501.061. ORCHIECTOMY FOR CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS. (a) A physician...

Section 501.062. Study of Rate of Recidivism Among Sex Offenders - Sec. 501.062. STUDY OF RATE OF RECIDIVISM AMONG SEX OFFENDERS....

Section 501.063. Inmate Fee for Health Care - Sec. 501.063. INMATE FEE FOR HEALTH CARE. (a)(1) An inmate...

Section 501.064. Availability of Correctional Health Care Information to Inmates - Sec. 501.064. AVAILABILITY OF CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE INFORMATION TO INMATES....

Section 501.065. Consent to Medical, Dental, Psychological, and Surgical Treatment - Sec. 501.065. CONSENT TO MEDICAL, DENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SURGICAL TREATMENT....

Section 501.066. Restraint of Pregnant Inmate or Defendant - Sec. 501.066. RESTRAINT OF PREGNANT INMATE OR DEFENDANT. (a) The...

Section 501.0665. Certain Invasive Searches Prohibited - Sec. 501.0665. CERTAIN INVASIVE SEARCHES PROHIBITED. (a) Except as provided...

Section 501.0666. Nutrition Requirements for Pregnant Inmates - Sec. 501.0666. NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS FOR PREGNANT INMATES. The department shall...

Section 501.0667. Inmate Postpartum Recovery Requirements - Sec. 501.0667. INMATE POSTPARTUM RECOVERY REQUIREMENTS. (a) The department shall...

Section 501.0668. Duties Following Miscarriage or Physical or Sexual Assault of Pregnant Inmate - Sec. 501.0668. DUTIES FOLLOWING MISCARRIAGE OR PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL ASSAULT...

Section 501.067. Availability of Certain Medication - Sec. 501.067. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN MEDICATION. (a) In this section,...

Section 501.0675. Provision of Feminine Hygiene Products - Sec. 501.0675. PROVISION OF FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS. (a) In this...

Section 501.068. Mental Health Assessment for Certain Inmates - Sec. 501.068. MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR CERTAIN INMATES. (a) Before...

Section 501.069. Developmentally Disabled Offender Program - Sec. 501.069. DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED OFFENDER PROGRAM. (a) In this section,...

Section 501.070. Trauma History Screening - Sec. 501.070. TRAUMA HISTORY SCREENING. The department shall: (1) screen...

Subchapter C. Continuity of Care Programs; Reentry Program

Section 501.091. Definitions - Text of section effective on June 19, 2009, but only...

Section 501.092. Comprehensive Reentry and Reintegration Plan for Offenders - Sec. 501.092. COMPREHENSIVE REENTRY AND REINTEGRATION PLAN FOR OFFENDERS. (a)...

Section 501.0921. Risk and Needs Assessment Instrument - Sec. 501.0921. RISK AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT. (a) The department...

Section 501.093. Inmates Suffering From Drug or Alcohol Abuse - Sec. 501.093. INMATES SUFFERING FROM DRUG OR ALCOHOL ABUSE. (a)...

Section 501.0931. In-Prison Therapeutic Communities - Sec. 501.0931. IN-PRISON THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES. (a) The institutional division shall...

Section 501.095. Inmates With History of Chronic Unemployment - Sec. 501.095. INMATES WITH HISTORY OF CHRONIC UNEMPLOYMENT. (a) The...

Section 501.096. Reentry Program for Long-Term Inmates - Sec. 501.096. REENTRY PROGRAM FOR LONG-TERM INMATES. (a) The institutional...

Section 501.097. Reintegration Services - Sec. 501.097. REINTEGRATION SERVICES. (a) The department and the Texas...

Section 501.0971. Provision of Reentry and Reintegration Information to Inmates - Sec. 501.0971. PROVISION OF REENTRY AND REINTEGRATION INFORMATION TO INMATES....

Section 501.098. Reentry Task Force - Sec. 501.098. REENTRY TASK FORCE. (a) The department shall establish...

Section 501.099. Family Unity and Participation - Text of section effective on June 19, 2009, but only...

Section 501.101. Programs and Services for Wrongfully Imprisoned Persons Who Are Discharged - Sec. 501.101. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED PERSONS WHO...

Section 501.102. Reentry and Reintegration Services for Wrongfully Imprisoned Persons - Sec. 501.102. REENTRY AND REINTEGRATION SERVICES FOR WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED PERSONS....

Section 501.103. Annual Report - Sec. 501.103. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) Not later than December 31...

Subchapter D. Inmate Housing

Section 501.111. Temporary Housing - Sec. 501.111. TEMPORARY HOUSING. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 501.112. Mixing Classifications Prohibited - Sec. 501.112. MIXING CLASSIFICATIONS PROHIBITED. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 501.113. Triple-Celling Prohibited; Single-Celling Required for Certain Inmates - Sec. 501.113. TRIPLE-CELLING PROHIBITED; SINGLE-CELLING REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN INMATES. (a)...

Section 501.114. Housing Requirements Applicable to Pregnant Inmates - Sec. 501.114. HOUSING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO PREGNANT INMATES. (a) The...

Subchapter E. Managed Health Care

Section 501.131. Definitions - Sec. 501.131. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Committee" means the...

Section 501.132. Application of Sunset Act - Sec. 501.132. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Correctional Managed Health...

Section 501.133. Committee Membership - Sec. 501.133. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP. (a) The committee consists of nine...

Section 501.134. Public Member Eligibility - Sec. 501.134. PUBLIC MEMBER ELIGIBILITY. A person may not be...

Section 501.135. Membership and Employee Restrictions - Sec. 501.135. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS. (a) In this section,...

Section 501.136. Appointment; Terms of Office; Vacancy - Sec. 501.136. APPOINTMENT; TERMS OF OFFICE; VACANCY. (a) The two...

Section 501.137. Presiding Officer - Sec. 501.137. PRESIDING OFFICER. The governor shall designate a public...

Section 501.138. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 501.138. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...

Section 501.139. Meetings - Sec. 501.139. MEETINGS. (a) The committee shall meet at least...

Section 501.140. Training - Sec. 501.140. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to...

Section 501.141. Compensation; Reimbursement - Sec. 501.141. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. A committee member serves without compensation...

Section 501.142. Administration; Personnel - Sec. 501.142. ADMINISTRATION; PERSONNEL. The committee may hire a managed...

Section 501.143. Division of Responsibilities - Sec. 501.143. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The committee shall develop and...

Section 501.144. Qualifications and Standards of Conduct Information - Sec. 501.144. QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT INFORMATION. The managed...

Section 501.145. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy - Sec. 501.145. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY. (a) The managed health...

Section 501.146. Managed Health Care Plan - Sec. 501.146. MANAGED HEALTH CARE PLAN. (a) The committee shall...

Section 501.147. Powers and Duties of Department; Authority to Contract - Sec. 501.147. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT; AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT....

Section 501.1471. Report - Sec. 501.1471. REPORT. (a) Not later than the 30th day...

Section 501.148. General Powers and Duties of Committee - Sec. 501.148. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMITTEE. (a) The...

Section 501.1485. Corrections Medication Aides - Sec. 501.1485. CORRECTIONS MEDICATION AIDES. (a) The department, in cooperation...

Section 501.149. Disease Management Services - Sec. 501.149. DISEASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. (a) In this section, "disease...

Section 501.150. Quality of Care Monitoring by the Department and Health Care Providers - Sec. 501.150. QUALITY OF CARE MONITORING BY THE DEPARTMENT AND...

Section 501.151. Complaints - Sec. 501.151. COMPLAINTS. (a) The committee shall maintain a file...

Section 501.152. Public Participation - Sec. 501.152. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. The committee shall develop and implement...

Section 501.153. Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 501.153. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The committee shall develop...

Section 501.154. Use of Technology - Sec. 501.154. USE OF TECHNOLOGY. The committee shall implement a...

Section 501.155. Availability of Correctional Health Care Information to the Public - Sec. 501.155. AVAILABILITY OF CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE INFORMATION TO THE...

Section 501.156. Student Loan Repayment Assistance - Sec. 501.156. STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE. (a) From funds appropriated...

Subchapter F. Elimination of Sexual Assault Against Inmates

Section 501.171. Definitions - Sec. 501.171. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Correctional facility" means...

Section 501.172. Appointment of Ombudsperson - Sec. 501.172. APPOINTMENT OF OMBUDSPERSON. The board shall appoint an...

Section 501.173. Powers and Duties of Ombudsperson - Sec. 501.173. POWERS AND DUTIES OF OMBUDSPERSON. (a) The ombudsperson...

Section 501.174. Department to Adopt Policy - Sec. 501.174. DEPARTMENT TO ADOPT POLICY. The department shall adopt...

Section 501.175. Ombudsperson to Make Available to Public Certain Information - Sec. 501.175. OMBUDSPERSON TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC CERTAIN INFORMATION....

Section 501.176. Annual Report - Sec. 501.176. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) Not later than January 1...

Section 501.177. State Auditor Audits, Investigations, and Access to Information Not Impaired - Sec. 501.177. STATE AUDITOR AUDITS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION...

Section 501.178. Authority of State Auditor to Conduct Timely Audits Not Impaired - Sec. 501.178. AUTHORITY OF STATE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT TIMELY AUDITS...

Chapter 507 - State Jail Division

Subchapter A. State Jail Felony Facilities

Section 507.001. Authority to Operate or Contract for State Jail Felony Facilities - Sec. 507.001. AUTHORITY TO OPERATE OR CONTRACT FOR STATE JAIL...

Section 507.002. Eligible Defendants - Sec. 507.002. ELIGIBLE DEFENDANTS. The state jail division may confine...

Section 507.003. Regions - Sec. 507.003. REGIONS. The board shall designate not fewer than...

Section 507.004. Allocation Policies - Sec. 507.004. ALLOCATION POLICIES. The board shall adopt and enforce:...

Section 507.006. Use of Facility for Other Inmates - Sec. 507.006. USE OF FACILITY FOR OTHER INMATES. (a) Notwithstanding...

Subchapter B. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 507.022. Employees' Salaries, Room and Board, and Medical Care - Sec. 507.022. EMPLOYEES' SALARIES, ROOM AND BOARD, AND MEDICAL CARE....

Section 507.023. AIDS and HIV Education; Testing - Sec. 507.023. AIDS AND HIV EDUCATION; TESTING. (a) The state...

Section 507.024. Transportation of Defendants - Sec. 507.024. TRANSPORTATION OF DEFENDANTS. The board shall adopt rules...

Section 507.025. Medical Care - Sec. 507.025. MEDICAL CARE. The state jail division, with the...

Section 507.026. Change in Designation of Facility - Sec. 507.026. CHANGE IN DESIGNATION OF FACILITY. The board may...

Section 507.027. Inspections - Sec. 507.027. INSPECTIONS. The board shall adopt rules relating to...

Section 507.028. Screening for and Education Concerning Fetal Alcohol Exposure During Pregnancy - Sec. 507.028. SCREENING FOR AND EDUCATION CONCERNING FETAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE...

Section 507.029. Use of Inmate Labor - Sec. 507.029. USE OF INMATE LABOR. The department may use...

Section 507.030. Visitation - Sec. 507.030. VISITATION. (a) In this section: (1) "Guardian" has...

Section 507.031. Furlough Program - Sec. 507.031. FURLOUGH PROGRAM. (a) The director of a state...

Section 507.032. Identification of Defendants Subject to Arrest Warrant - Sec. 507.032. IDENTIFICATION OF DEFENDANTS SUBJECT TO ARREST WARRANT. Before...

Section 507.033. Rehabilitation Programs - Sec. 507.033. REHABILITATION PROGRAMS. (a) The state jail division may...

Section 507.034. Veterans Reentry Dorm Program - Sec. 507.034. VETERANS REENTRY DORM PROGRAM. (a) The department, in...

Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision

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...

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Texas Statutes Title 4 - Executive Branch Subtitle G - Corrections

Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Executive Branch
Subtitle G - Corrections