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House Bill 1028 |
House Author: Phillips et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Estes |
House Bill 1028 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Government Code to authorize a court to prohibit a defendant being sentenced to a term of confinement or imprisonment from contacting the victim of the related offense or a member of the victim's family during the term of confinement or imprisonment and to establish consequences for violating this prohibition. The bill authorizes a parole panel considering the release of an inmate on parole or to mandatory supervision to consider whether the inmate violated a certain Texas Department of Criminal Justice policy or court order prohibiting an inmate from contacting a victim or the victim's family.