Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 42A.753 — EXTENSION OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AFTER VIOLATION

CR § 42A.753Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 42A. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION · Art. P. REVOCATION AND OTHER SANCTIONS

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(a)On a showing of good cause, the judge may extend a period of community supervision under Article 42A.752(a)(2) as frequently as the judge determines is necessary, but the period of community supervision in a first, second, or third degree felony case may not exceed 10 years and, except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b), the period of community supervision in a misdemeanor case may not exceed three years.

(b)The judge may extend the period of community supervision in a misdemeanor case for any period the judge determines is necessary, not to exceed an additional two years beyond the three-year limit provided by Subsection (a), if:

(1)the defendant fails to pay a previously assessed fine, cost, or restitution; and

(2)the judge determines that extending the supervision period increases the likelihood that the defendant will fully pay the fine, cost, or restitution.

(c)A court may extend a period of community supervision under Article 42A.752(a)(2):

(1)at any time during the supervision period; 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.