Tex. Gov't Code § 493.0251 · Chapter 493. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: ORGANIZATION
VICTIM NOTIFICATION OF SUBSEQUENT FELONY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section, "victim," "guardian of a victim," and "close relative of a deceased victim" have the meanings assigned by Section 508.117.
(b) If the department receives a notification under Article 2A.110, Code of Criminal Procedure, regarding the indictment of a defendant described by that article, the department shall, to the extent requested under Subsection (c), make a reasonable effort to provide notice of the offense charged in the indictment to each victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim of an offense described by Article 2A.110(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, for which the defendant was previously imprisoned at a facility operated by or under contract with the department and subsequently released.
(c) The department shall adopt a procedure by which a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim may:
(1) request to receive notice under this section; and
(2) inform the department of the person's address for purposes of providing the notice.
(d) Except as necessary to comply with this section, the board or the department may not disclose to any person the name or address of a person entitled to notice under this section unless:
(1) the person approves the disclosure; or
(2) a court determines that there is good cause for the disclosure and orders the board or the department to disclose the information.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 772 (H.B. 104), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.095, eff. January 1, 2025.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.493.htm
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