Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1634 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to specify that a court retains jurisdiction over a defendant who violates a condition of community supervision by absconding, regardless of whether the period of community supervision has expired, if before the expiration a warrant is issued for the defendant's arrest and the state's attorney files a motion to proceed with the adjudication of guilt or to revoke, continue, or modify the community supervision. The bill establishes an affirmative defense to revocation if certain law enforcement officers fail to contact the defendant in person at the defendant's last known residence address or place of employment.