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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to conditions of community supervision applicable to |
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supervision officer meetings and visits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended by adding Article 42A.3016 to read as |
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follows: |
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Art. 42A.3016. REPORTING BY DEFENDANT. A judge who, as a |
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condition of community supervision, requires a defendant to report |
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to a supervision officer as directed by the officer or authorizes |
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the officer to visit the defendant's home, shall direct the officer |
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to schedule any required meetings or visits in a manner that |
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accommodates the defendant's work, treatment, or community service |
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schedule, as applicable. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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defendant placed on community supervision on or after the effective |
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date of this Act, regardless of whether the offense for which the |
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defendant was placed on community supervision was committed before, |
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on, or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |