Texas Human Resources Code Title 12, Chapter 245 - Release

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 245.001 - Parole Officers; Parole Management
  (a) The department may employ parole officers to investigate, place, supervise, and direct the activities of a parolee to ensure the parolee's adjustment to society...

SUBCHAPTER B AUTHORITY TO RELEASE; RESUMPTION OF CARE

• Texas Section 245.002 - Contracts With Counties
  (a) The department may make a contract with a county to use the services of the county's juvenile probation department for the supervision of children...
• Texas Section 245.051 - Release Under Supervision
  (a) The department may release under supervision any child in the department's custody and place the child in the child's home or in any situation...
• Texas Section 245.052 - Substance Abuse Treatment
  Subject to an express appropriation to fund the treatment programs required by this section, the department may not release a child under supervision or parole...
• Texas Section 245.053 - Sex Offender Counseling And Treatment
  (a) Before releasing a child described by Subsection (b) under supervision, the department: (1) may require as a condition of release that the child: (A)...
• Texas Section 245.0535 - Comprehensive Reentry And Reintegration Plan For Children; Study And Report
  (a) The department shall develop a comprehensive plan for each child committed to the custody of the department to reduce recidivism and ensure the successful...

SUBCHAPTER C MINIMUM LENGTH OF STAY; EXTENSION ORDERS

• Texas Section 245.054 - Information Provided To Court Before Release
  (a) In addition to providing the court with notice of release of a child under Section 245.051(b), as soon as possible but not later than...
• Texas Section 245.101 - Completion Of Minimum Length Of Stay; Panel
  (a) After a child who is committed to the department without a determinate sentence completes the minimum length of stay established by the department for...
• Texas Section 245.102 - Extension Order
  (a) A panel may extend the length of the child's stay as provided by Section 245.101(a)(3) only if the panel determines by majority vote and...
• Texas Section 245.103 - Statistics And Reports Concerning Extension Orders
  (a) The department shall maintain statistics of the number of extensions granted by a panel under Section 245.102. The statistics must include aggregated information concerning:...
• Texas Section 245.104 - Request For Reconsideration Of Extension Order
  (a) The board by rule shall establish a process to request the reconsideration of an extension order issued by a panel under Section 245.102. (b)...
• Texas Section 245.105 - Statistics And Reports Concerning Reconsiderations Of Extension Orders
  (a) The department shall maintain statistics of the number of requests for reconsideration of an extension order that are submitted under Section 245.104 and the...

SUBCHAPTER D TERMINATION OF CONTROL

• Texas Section 245.106 - Transportation, Clothing, Money
  The department shall ensure that each child it releases under supervision has: (1) suitable clothing; (2) transportation to his or her home or to the...
• Texas Section 245.151 - Termination Of Control
  (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), if a person is committed to the department under a determinate sentence under Section 54.04(d)(3), Section...
• Texas Section 245.152 - Determinate Sentence Parole
  (a) Not later than the 90th day before the date the department transfers a person to the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice...

Last modified: September 28, 2016