Texas Health And Safety Code § 841.082 Commitment Requirements

Sec. 841.082. COMMITMENT REQUIREMENTS. (a) Before entering an order directing a person's civil commitment, the judge shall impose on the person requirements necessary to ensure the person's compliance with treatment and supervision and to protect the community. The requirements shall include:

(1) requiring the person to reside where instructed by the office;

(2) prohibiting the person's contact with a victim of the person;

(3) requiring the person's participation in and compliance with the sex offender treatment program provided by the office and compliance with all written requirements imposed by the office;

(4) requiring the person to:

(A) submit to tracking under a particular type of tracking service and to any other appropriate supervision; and

(B) refrain from tampering with, altering, modifying, obstructing, or manipulating the tracking equipment; and

(5) prohibiting the person from leaving the state without prior authorization from the office.

(b) A tracking service to which a person is required to submit under Subsection (a)(4) must:

(1) track the person's location in real time;

(2) be able to provide a real-time report of the person's location to the office on request; and

(3) periodically provide a cumulative report of the person's location to the office.

(c) The judge shall provide a copy of the requirements imposed under Subsection (a) to the person and to the office. The office shall provide a copy of those requirements to the case manager and to the service providers.

(d) The court retains jurisdiction of the case with respect to a civil commitment proceeding conducted under Subchapters F and G.

(e) The requirements imposed under Subsection (a) may be modified at any time after notice to each affected party to the proceedings and a hearing.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 849 (S.B. 912), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 849 (S.B. 912), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 8), Sec. 1.12, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1201 (S.B. 166), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 13, eff. June 17, 2015.

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