Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 17.44. Home Confinement, Electronic Monitoring, And Drug Testing As Condition
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Art. 17.44. HOME CONFINEMENT, ELECTRONIC MONITORING, AND
DRUG TESTING AS CONDITION. (a) A magistrate may require as a
condition of release on bond that the defendant submit to:
(1) home confinement and electronic monitoring under the
supervision of an agency designated by the magistrate; or
(2) testing on a weekly basis for the presence of a
controlled substance in the defendant's body.
(b) In this article, "controlled substance" has the meaning
assigned by Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code.
(c) If a defendant violates a condition of home confinement
and electronic monitoring, refuses to submit to a test for
controlled substances, or submits to a test for controlled
substances and the test indicates the presence of a controlled
substance in the defendant's body, the magistrate may revoke the
bond and order the defendant arrested.
(d) The community justice assistance division of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice may provide grants to counties to
implement electronic monitoring programs authorized by this
article.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 4.03, eff. Sept. 1,
1989. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. art. 17.42 by Acts 1991,
72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 19.01(3), eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by
Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 284(46), eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
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Last modified: August 11, 2007
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