Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 42A.053 — JUDGE-ORDERED COMMUNITY SUPERVISION

CR § 42A.053Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 42A. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION · Art. B. PLACEMENT ON COMMUNITY SUPERVISION

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(a)A judge, in the best interest of justice, the public, and the defendant, after conviction or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, may:

(1)suspend the imposition of the sentence and place the defendant on community supervision; or

(2)impose a fine applicable to the offense and place the defendant on community supervision.

(b)A judge may not deny community supervision to a defendant based solely on the defendant's inability to speak, read, write, hear, or understand English.

(c)A defendant is not eligible for community supervision under this article if the defendant is sentenced to serve:

(1)a term of imprisonment that exceeds 10 years; or

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2017.