Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 169.001 — FIRST OFFENDER SOLICITATION OF PROSTITUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM; PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN DEFENDANTS
HS § 169.001Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 169. FIRST OFFENDER SOLICITATION OF PROSTITUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM
Statute text
View on source(a)In this chapter, "first offender solicitation of prostitution prevention program" means a program that has the following essential characteristics:
(1)the integration of services in the processing of cases in the judicial system;
(2)the use of a nonadversarial approach involving prosecutors and defense attorneys to promote public safety, to reduce the demand for the commercial sex trade and trafficking of persons by educating offenders, and to protect the due process rights of program participants;
(3)early identification and prompt placement of eligible participants in the program;
(4)access to information, counseling, and services relating to sex addiction, sexually transmitted diseases, mental health, and substance abuse;
(5)a coordinated strategy to govern program responses to participant compliance;
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.65, eff. January 1, 2017. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1279 (S.B. 1902), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 46, eff. September 1, 2021.