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Senate Bill 1700 |
Senate Author: Whitmire |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
House Sponsor: Miller |
Senate Bill 1700 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to establish a uniform time period for a defendant's release from county jail on the day the defendant discharges the sentence but to provide for the authority of a sheriff or other county jail administrator to release a defendant at times outside of that period or on the day preceding the discharge day under certain conditions. The bill amends the Government Code to authorize the Commission on Jail Standards to monitor compliance with statutory provisions relating to the release of a prisoner from county jail.