81R732 HLT-D
By: Dutton H.B. No. 295
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring a judge to explain certain matters concerning
conditions of community supervision before a defendant enters a
plea of not guilty or nolo contendere.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 26.13, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows:
(j) Before accepting a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo
contendere for an offense for which a defendant is eligible to be
placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication
community supervision, the judge shall explain to the defendant:
(1) any condition of community supervision that may
apply to the defendant; and
(2) the possible consequences of violating a condition
of community supervision imposed on the defendant.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.