79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2791, Chapter 1139 Page: 3 of 6
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H.B. No. 2791
1 (1) "Community corrections facility" means a physical
2 structure, established by a judicial district after authorization
3 of the establishment of the structure has been included in the local
4 community justice plan, that is operated by a department or
5 operated for a department by an entity under contract with the
6 department, for the purpose of treating [eeI-i e4e persons who
7 have been placed on community supervision or who are participating
8 in a drug court program established under Chapter 469, Health and
9 Safety Code, and providing services and programs to modify criminal
10 behavior, deter criminal activity, protect the public, and restore
11 victims of crime. The term includes:
12 (A) a restitution center;
13 (B) a court residential treatment facility;
14 (C) a substance abuse treatment facility;
15 (D) a custody facility or boot camp;
16 (E) a facility for an offender with a mental
17 impairment, as defined by Section 614.001, Health and Safety Code;
18 and
19 (F) an intermediate sanction facility.
20 SECTION 4. Sections 18(b), (d), and (i), Article 42.12,
21 Code of Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
22 (b) If a judge requires as a condition of community
23 supervision or participation in a drug court program established
24 under Chapter 469, Health and Safety Code, that the defendant serve
25 a term in a community corrections facility, the term may not be more
26 than 24 months.
27 (d) As directed by the judge, the community correctionsL
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2791, Chapter 1139, legislative document, June 18, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth156893/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.