Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 169.002 — AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM; ELIGIBILITY

HS § 169.002Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 169. FIRST OFFENDER SOLICITATION OF PROSTITUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM

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(a)The commissioners court of a county or governing body of a municipality may establish a first offender solicitation of prostitution prevention program for defendants charged with an offense under Section 43.021, Penal Code.

(b)A defendant is eligible to participate in a first offender solicitation of prostitution prevention program established under this chapter only if:

(1)the attorney representing the state consents to the defendant's participation in the program; and

(2)the court in which the criminal case is pending finds that the defendant has not been previously convicted of:

(A)an offense under Section 20A.02, 43.02(b), as that law existed before September 1, 2021, 43.021, 43.03, 43.031, 43.032, 43.04, 43.041, or 43.05, Penal Code;

(B)an offense listed in Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure; or

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.66, eff. January 1, 2017. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1273 (S.B. 825), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 413 (S.B. 20), Sec. 3.10, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 47, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (H.B. 1778), Sec. 2.08, eff. September 1, 2025.