Tex. Health & Safety Code § 841.0821 · Subchapter E. CIVIL COMMITMENT
SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT BEFORE RELEASE FROM SECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall prioritize enrolling in a sex offender treatment program established by the department any committed person who has not yet been released by the department.
(b) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the office shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes their respective responsibilities to institute a continuity of care for committed persons enrolled in a sex offender treatment program established by the department.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 14, eff. June 17, 2015.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.841.htm
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