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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting the arrest of a person for a violation of a |
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condition of community supervision based on certain drug test |
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results. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 42A.751, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the judge may not |
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issue a warrant for a violation of a condition of community |
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supervision solely because the results of a drug test taken by the |
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defendant indicated that tetrahydrocannabinol or cannabidiol was |
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present in the body of the defendant. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |