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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the execution of a warrant issued for certain releasees |
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who violate a condition of release on parole or to mandatory |
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supervision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 508, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 508.2525 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 508.2525. WARRANT FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF |
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SUPER-INTENSIVE SUPERVISION PROGRAM. A law enforcement agency |
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shall execute, as soon as practicable, a warrant that is directed to |
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the agency and issued for the return of a releasee in the |
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super-intensive supervision program based on a violation of a |
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condition of parole or mandatory supervision related to the |
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electronic monitoring of the releasee. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an arrest warrant that is issued on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. An arrest warrant that was issued before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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warrant was issued, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |