Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 56.11. Notification To Victim Of Release Or Escape Of Defendant
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Art. 56.11. NOTIFICATION TO VICTIM OF RELEASE OR ESCAPE OF
DEFENDANT. (a) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the
sheriff, whichever has custody of the defendant in the case of a
felony, or the sheriff in the case of a misdemeanor, shall notify
the victim of the offense whenever a person convicted of an offense
described by Subsection (c):
(1) completes the person's sentence and is released; or
(2) escapes from a correctional facility.
(b) If the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is required
by Subsection (a) to give notice to the victim of an offense, the
department shall also give notice to local law enforcement
officials in the county in which the victim resides.
(c) This article applies to a person convicted of an offense
described by Section 508.187(a), Government Code, or an offense
involving family violence, stalking, or violation of a protective
order or magistrate's order.
(d) It is the responsibility of a victim desiring
notification of the offender's release to provide the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice or the sheriff, as appropriate, with
the address and telephone number of the victim or other person
through whom the victim may be contacted and to notify the
department or the sheriff of any change of address or telephone
number of the victim or other person. Information obtained and
maintained by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a sheriff
under this subsection is privileged and confidential.
(e) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the sheriff,
as appropriate, shall make a reasonable attempt to give the notice
required by Subsection (a):
(1) not later than the 30th day before the person completes
the sentence and is released; or
(2) immediately if the person escapes from the correctional
facility.
(f) An attempt by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
or the sheriff to give notice to the victim at the victim's last
known address, as shown on the records of the department or agency,
constitutes a reasonable attempt to give notice under this article.
(g) In this article:
(1) "Correctional facility" has the meaning assigned by
Section 1.07, Penal Code.
(2) "Family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section
71.004, Family Code.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 6, eff. March 19, 1993.
Subsec. (a) amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 657, Sec. 6, eff.
June 14, 1995; amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 8, eff.
Jan. 28, 1997. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 670, Sec. 6,
eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Subsec. (c) amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg.,
ch. 978, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Subsec. (g) amended by Acts
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 7.002(k), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Article: 56.045 56.05 56.06 56.07 56.08 56.09 56.10 56.11 56.12 56.13 56.14 56.31 56.311 56.32 56.33
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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