Tex. Gov't Code § 507.031 · Subchapter B. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
FURLOUGH PROGRAM.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The director of a state jail felony facility may grant a furlough to a defendant so that the defendant may:
(1) obtain a medical diagnosis or medical treatment;
(2) obtain treatment and supervision at a facility operated by the Health and Human Services Commission;
(3) attend a funeral or visit a critically ill relative; or
(4) participate in a programmatic activity sanctioned by the department.
(b) The department shall adopt policies for the administration of the furlough program.
(c) A defendant furloughed under this section is considered to be in the custody of the department, even if the defendant is not under physical guard while furloughed.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.099, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 507.028 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(43), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (H.B. 446), Sec. 5.16, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (S.B. 2405), Sec. 73, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.507.htm
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