Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.054 · Subchapter B. PLACEMENT ON COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
LIMITATION ON JUDGE-ORDERED COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Article 42A.053 does not apply to a defendant adjudged guilty of an offense under:
(1) Section 15.03, Penal Code, if the offense is punishable as a felony of the first degree;
(2) Section 19.02, Penal Code (Murder);
(3) Section 19.03, Penal Code (Capital Murder);
(4) Section 20.04, Penal Code (Aggravated Kidnapping);
(5) Section 20A.02, Penal Code (Trafficking of Persons);
(6) Section 20A.03, Penal Code (Continuous Trafficking of Persons);
(6-a) Section 21.03, Penal Code (Continuous Sexual Abuse);
(7) Section 21.11, Penal Code (Indecency with a Child);
(8) Section 22.011, Penal Code (Sexual Assault);
(9) Section 22.021, Penal Code (Aggravated Sexual Assault);
(10) Section 22.04(a)(1), Penal Code (Injury to a Child, Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual), if:
(A) the offense is punishable as a felony of the first degree; and
(B) the victim of the offense is a child;
(11) Section 29.03, Penal Code (Aggravated Robbery);
(12) Section 30.02, Penal Code (Burglary), if:
(A) the offense is punishable under Subsection (d) of that section; and
(B) the actor committed the offense with the intent to commit a felony under Section 21.02, 21.03, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code;
(13) Section 42.072, Penal Code (Stalking);
(14) Section 43.04, Penal Code (Aggravated Promotion of Prostitution);
(15) Section 43.05, Penal Code (Compelling Prostitution);
(16) Section 43.25, Penal Code (Sexual Performance by a Child);
(17) Section 43.26, Penal Code (Possession or Promotion of Child Pornography);
(18) Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, for which punishment is increased under:
(A) Section 481.140 of that code (Use of Child in Commission of Offense); or
(B) Section 481.134(c), (d), (e), or (f) of that code (Drug-free Zones) if it is shown that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense for which punishment was increased under any of those subsections; or
(19) Section 481.1123, Health and Safety Code (Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 1-B), if the offense is punishable under Subsection (d), (e), or (f) of that section.
(b) Article 42A.053 does not apply to a defendant when it is shown that:
(1) a deadly weapon as defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, was used or exhibited during the:
(A) commission of a felony offense; or
(B) immediate flight from the commission of a felony offense; and
(2) the defendant:
(A) used or exhibited the deadly weapon; or
(B) was a party to the offense and knew that a deadly weapon would be used or exhibited.
(c) On an affirmative finding regarding the use or exhibition of a deadly weapon as described by Subsection (b), the trial court shall enter the finding in the judgment of the court.
(d) On an affirmative finding that the deadly weapon under Subsection (c) was a firearm, the court shall enter that finding in its judgment.
(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), with respect to an offense committed by a defendant under Section 43.04 or 43.05, Penal Code, a judge may place the defendant on community supervision as permitted by Article 42A.053 if the judge makes a finding that the defendant committed the offense solely as a victim of an offense under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.03, 43.032, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1137 (H.B. 2758), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 584 (S.B. 768), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1115 (H.B. 1227), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (H.B. 1778), Sec. 2.05, eff. September 1, 2025.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 1422), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 793 (S.B. 1021), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
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Code of Criminal Procedure
Health and Safety Code
Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 1.07DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 1.07, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 15.03CRIMINAL SOLICITATION.Printed as Section 15.03, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 19.02MURDER.Printed as Section 19.02, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 19.03CAPITAL MURDER.Printed as Section 19.03, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 20.04AGGRAVATED KIDNAPPING.Printed as Section 20.04, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 20A.02TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.03, 43.032, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code | Section 20A.02, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 20A.03CONTINUOUS TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.03, 43.032, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code | Section 20A.03, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 21.02CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF YOUNG CHILD OR DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.03, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 21.03CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.03, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code | Section 21.03, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 21.11INDECENCY WITH A CHILD.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.03, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code | Section 21.11, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 22.011SEXUAL ASSAULT.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.03, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code | Section 22.011, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 22.021AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.03, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code | Section 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 22.04INJURY TO A CHILD, ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL, OR DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.Printed as Section 22.04(a)(1), Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 25.02PROHIBITED SEXUAL CONDUCT.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.03, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 29.03AGGRAVATED ROBBERY.Printed as Section 29.03, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 30.02BURGLARY.Printed as Section 30.02, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 42.072STALKING.Printed as Section 42.072, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 43.03PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.03, 43.032, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 43.032CONTINUOUS PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.03, 43.032, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 43.04AGGRAVATED PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.03, 43.032, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code | Section 43.04 or 43.05, Penal Code | Section 43.04, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 43.05COMPELLING PROSTITUTION.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.03, 43.032, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code | Section 43.04 or 43.05, Penal Code | Section 43.05, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 43.25SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD.Printed as Section 43.25, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 43.26POSSESSION OR PROMOTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.Printed as Section 43.26, Penal Code
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Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.110NOTIFICATION TO TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE OF CERTAIN INDICTMENTS.Printed as Article 42A.054(a) | Article 42A.054(c)
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.091NOTICE OF CERTAIN BAIL REDUCTIONS REQUIRED.Printed as Article 42A.054
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 26.052APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL IN DEATH PENALTY CASE; REIMBURSEMENT OF INVESTIGATIVE EXPENSES.Printed as Article 42A.054(a)
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 27.20CONFINEMENT BEFORE SENTENCING ON PLEA OF GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES.Printed as Article 42A.054(a)
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 37.07VERDICT MUST BE GENERAL; SEPARATE HEARING ON PROPER PUNISHMENT.Printed as Article 42A.054(a) | Article 42A.054(c)
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.01JUDGMENT.Printed as Article 42A.054(c)
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.14IN ABSENCE OF DEFENDANT.Printed as Article 42A.054(a)
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.111DISMISSAL AND DISCHARGE.Printed as Article 42A.054(a)
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.204PARTIAL EXECUTION OF SENTENCE: FIREARM USED OR EXHIBITED.Printed as Article 42A.054(d)
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.502COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR CERTAIN VIOLENT OFFENSES; CHILD SAFETY ZONE.Printed as Article 42A.054(a) | Article 42A.054(c)
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.701REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION PERIOD.Printed as Article 42A.054
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 44.04BOND PENDING APPEAL.Printed as Article 42A.054(a)
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 46B.073COMMITMENT FOR RESTORATION TO COMPETENCY.Printed as Article 42A.054(c)
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 46B.104CIVIL COMMITMENT PLACEMENT: FINDING OF VIOLENCE.Printed as Article 42A.054(c)
Family Code
- Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045OFFENSES ELIGIBLE FOR DETERMINATE SENTENCE.Printed as Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Fam. Code § 54.0409DNA SAMPLE REQUIRED ON CERTAIN FELONY ADJUDICATIONS.Printed as Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Fam. Code § 54.051TRANSFER OF DETERMINATE SENTENCE PROBATION TO APPROPRIATE DISTRICT COURT.Printed as Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Fam. Code § 55.45STANDARDS OF CARE; NOTICE OF RELEASE OR FURLOUGH.Printed as Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal Procedure
Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 123.001DRUG COURT PROGRAM DEFINED; PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN DEFENDANTS.Printed as Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Gov't Code § 411.0727PROCEDURE FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF VETERANS TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM.Printed as Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Gov't Code § 499.053TRANSFERS FROM TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OR POST-ADJUDICATION SECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.Printed as Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Gov't Code § 508.145ELIGIBILITY FOR RELEASE ON PAROLE; COMPUTATION OF PAROLE ELIGIBILITY DATE.Printed as Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Gov't Code § 508.146MEDICALLY RECOMMENDED INTENSIVE SUPERVISION.Printed as Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Gov't Code § 508.151PRESUMPTIVE PAROLE DATE.Printed as Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Gov't Code § 508.193REQUIRED APPROVAL OF CERTAIN HOSPITAL VISITS.Printed as Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Gov't Code § 508.225CHILD SAFETY ZONE.Printed as Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Gov't Code § 509.0071COMMITMENT REDUCTION PLAN.Printed as Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal Procedure
Health and Safety Code
Occupations Code
Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 8.09VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING OR COMPELLING PROSTITUTION.Printed as Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Penal Code § 12.35STATE JAIL FELONY PUNISHMENT.Printed as Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Penal Code § 15.031CRIMINAL SOLICITATION OF A MINOR.Printed as Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Penal Code § 71.023DIRECTING ACTIVITIES OF CRIMINAL STREET GANGS OR FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.Printed as Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure
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