SRC-SLL S.B. 1238 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterS.B. 1238
By: West
Criminal Justice
4-29-97
Committee Report (Amended)


DIGEST 

Currently, in order to have a warrant issued for the arrest of a parolee,
parole staff must have a complaint notarized by a notary public.  This can
be difficult on evening and weekends.  If the complaint was a
self-verifying document, there would not be a delay in issuing warrants
due to the unavailability of a notary.  This bill will provide additional
regulations regarding the issuance of a warrant for the return to
confinement of certain inmates released to the supervision of the pardons
and paroles division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1238 provides additional regulations regarding the
issuance of a warrant for the return to confinement of certain inmates
released to the supervision of the pardons and paroles division of the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 13(a), Article 42.18, Code of Criminal
Procedure, to authorize a warrant for the return of certain individuals to
be issued by certain individuals if there is a document that is
self-authenticating as provided by Rule 902, Texas Rules of Criminal
Evidence, rather than a verified complaint, stating that the person
violated a rule or condition of release. 

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1997.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

Amendment 1.

Deletes SECTIONS 2 and 3.