Tex. Gov't Code § 509.002 · Chapter 509. COMMUNITY JUSTICE ASSISTANCE DIVISION
PURPOSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The purpose of this chapter is to:
(1) allow localities to increase their involvement and responsibility in developing sentencing programs that provide effective sanctions for criminal defendants;
(2) provide increased opportunities for criminal defendants to make restitution to victims of crime through financial reimbursement or community service;
(3) provide increased use of community penalties designed specifically to meet local needs; and
(4) promote efficiency and economy in the delivery of community-based correctional programs consistent with the objectives defined by Section 1.02, Penal Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.509.htm
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