86R3065 MAW-D
By: Huffman S.B. No. 2292
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to violations of certain conditions of parole; creating a
criminal offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 38, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Section 38.112 to read as follows:
Sec. 38.112. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CONDITION OF PAROLE.
(a) A person who is on parole for an offense listed in Article
42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, or for which the judgment
contains an affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d),
Code of Criminal Procedure, commits an offense if the person is
required as a condition of release on parole to:
(1) obtain the permission of the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice before changing addresses or provide notice to the
department of the location of the new residence and the person
knowingly fails to obtain the permission or provide the notice as
required; or
(2) report to a parole officer as defined by Section
508.001, Government Code, and on two consecutive occasions the
person knowingly fails to report as required.
(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.