Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.4045 · Subchapter I. CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN INTOXICATION OFFENSES
ALTERNATIVE TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A judge shall waive the educational requirement under Article 42A.403 or 42A.404 for a defendant who is required to receive treatment as a resident of a substance abuse treatment facility as a condition of community supervision if the defendant successfully completes education while the defendant is confined to the residential treatment facility.
(b) The Department of State Health Services shall approve education provided at substance abuse treatment facilities.
(c) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt rules to implement this article.
(d) For purposes of this article, a substance abuse treatment facility includes:
(1) a substance abuse felony punishment facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Section 493.009, Government Code;
(2) a community corrections facility, as defined by Section 509.001, Government Code; or
(3) a chemical dependency treatment facility licensed under Chapter 464, Health and Safety Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 23.016(e), eff. September 1, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 790 (H.B. 385), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.
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Code of Criminal Procedure
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Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.403EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN INTOXICATION OFFENSES; WAIVER OR EXTENSION OF TIME.Printed as Article 42A.4045
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.404EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN REPEAT INTOXICATION OFFENSES; WAIVER.Printed as Article 42A.4045
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.406EFFECT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ON DRIVING RECORD AND LICENSE.Printed as Article 42A.4045
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