Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 42A.258 — EVALUATION FOR PURPOSES OF SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT, SPECIALIZED SUPERVISION, OR REHABILITATION

CR § 42A.258Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 42A. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION · Art. F. PRESENTENCE AND POSTSENTENCE REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS

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(a)If the defendant is a sex offender, the judge shall direct a supervision officer approved by the community supervision and corrections department or the judge, or a person, program, or other agency approved by the council, to:

(1)evaluate the appropriateness of, and a course of conduct necessary for, treatment, specialized supervision, or rehabilitation of the defendant; and

(2)report the results of the evaluation to the judge.

(b)The judge may require the evaluation to use offense-specific standards of practice adopted by the council and may require the report to reflect those standards.

(c)The evaluation must be made:

(1)after arrest and before conviction, if requested by the defendant; 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.