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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 56A.503 — NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE OR ESCAPE

CR § 56A.503Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 56A. RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS · Art. K. NOTIFICATION BY CERTAIN ENTITIES OF RELEASE OR ESCAPE

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(a)The department or sheriff, whichever has custody of a defendant in the case of a felony, or the sheriff in the case of a misdemeanor, shall notify a victim of the offense or a witness who testified against the defendant at the trial for the offense, other than a witness who testified in the course and scope of the witness's official or professional duties, when a defendant convicted of an offense described by Article 56A.502:
(1)completes the defendant's sentence and is released; or
(2)escapes from a correctional facility.
(b)If the department is required by Subsection (a) to give notice to a victim or witness, the department shall also give notice to local law enforcement officials in the county in which the victim or witness resides.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.503 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.