Tex. Gov't Code § 508.184 · Subchapter F. MANDATORY CONDITIONS OF PAROLE OR MANDATORY SUPERVISION
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TESTING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A parole panel shall require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that a releasee submit to testing for controlled substances on evidence that:
(1) a controlled substance is present in the releasee's body;
(2) the releasee has used a controlled substance; or
(3) the use of a controlled substance is related to the offense for which the releasee was convicted.
(b) The Texas Board of Criminal Justice by rule shall adopt procedures for the administration of a test required under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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.508.htm
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