Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 42A.559 — CREDITS FOR TIME SERVED
CR § 42A.559Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 42A. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION · Art. L. STATE JAIL FELONY COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
Statute text
View on source(a)For purposes of this article, "diligent participation" includes:
(1)successful completion of an educational, vocational, or treatment program;
(2)progress toward successful completion of an educational, vocational, or treatment program that was interrupted by illness, injury, or another circumstance outside the control of the defendant; and
(3)active involvement in a work program.
(b)A defendant confined in a state jail felony facility does not earn good conduct time for time served in the facility but may be awarded diligent participation credit in accordance with Subsection (f) or (g).
(c)A judge:
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Legislative history
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 23.020(a), eff. September 1, 2017.