Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 42.035. Electronic Monitoring; House Arrest
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Art. 42.035. ELECTRONIC MONITORING; HOUSE ARREST. (a) A
court in a county served by a community supervision and corrections
department that has an electronic monitoring program approved by
the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department
of Criminal Justice may require a defendant to serve all or part of
a sentence of confinement in county jail by submitting to
electronic monitoring rather than being confined in the county
jail.
(b) A judge, at the time of the pronouncement of a sentence
of confinement or at any time while the defendant is serving the
sentence, on the judge's own motion or on the written motion of the
defendant, may permit the defendant to serve the sentence under
house arrest, including electronic monitoring and any other
conditions the court chooses to impose, during the person's
off-work hours. The judge may require bail of the defendant to
ensure the faithful performance of the sentence.
(c) The court may require the defendant to pay to the
community supervision and corrections department or the county any
reasonable cost incurred because of the defendant's participation
in the house arrest program, including the cost of electronic
monitoring.
(d) A defendant who submits to electronic monitoring or
participates in the house arrest program under this section
discharges a sentence of confinement without deductions, good
conduct time credits, or commutations.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 4.09, eff. Sept. 1,
1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 5.03, eff.
Sept. 1, 1993.
Article: 42.02 42.023 42.03 42.031 42.032 42.033 42.034 42.035 42.036 42.037 42.0371 42.038 42.04 42.05 42.07
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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