Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.258 · Subchapter F. PRESENTENCE AND POSTSENTENCE REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS
EVALUATION FOR PURPOSES OF SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT, SPECIALIZED SUPERVISION, OR REHABILITATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If the defendant is a sex offender, the judge shall direct a supervision officer approved by the community supervision and corrections department or the judge, or a person, program, or other agency approved by the council, to:
(1) evaluate the appropriateness of, and a course of conduct necessary for, treatment, specialized supervision, or rehabilitation of the defendant; and
(2) report the results of the evaluation to the judge.
(b) The judge may require the evaluation to use offense-specific standards of practice adopted by the council and may require the report to reflect those standards.
(c) The evaluation must be made:
(1) after arrest and before conviction, if requested by the defendant; or
(2) after conviction and before the entry of a final judgment.
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.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.42A.htm
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