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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring a judge to explain certain matters concerning |
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conditions of community supervision before a defendant enters a |
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plea of not guilty or nolo contendere. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 26.13, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) Before accepting a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo |
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contendere for an offense for which a defendant is eligible to be |
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placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication |
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community supervision, the judge shall explain to the defendant: |
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(1) any condition of community supervision that may |
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apply to the defendant; and |
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(2) the possible consequences of violating a condition |
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of community supervision imposed on the defendant. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |