Tex.
Code of Crim. Proc. Article 42A.305
Community Outreach
(a)
This article applies only to a defendant placed on community supervision for an offense involving the possession, manufacture, or delivery of a controlled substance under Chapter 481 (Texas Controlled Substances Act), Health and Safety Code.(b)
If a judge orders a defendant to whom this article applies to perform community service, the judge may authorize the defendant to perform not more than 30 hours of community outreach under this article instead of performing hours of community service.(c)
Community outreach under this article must consist of working with a secondary school at the direction of the judge to educate students on the dangers and legal consequences of possessing, manufacturing, or delivering a controlled substance.(d)
A secondary school is not required to allow a defendant to perform community outreach at that school.(e)
The judge may not authorize the defendant to perform hours of community outreach under this article instead of performing hours of community service if:(1)
the defendant is physically or mentally incapable of participating in community outreach; or(2)
the defendant is subject to registration as a sex offender under Chapter 62 (Sex Offender Registration Program).
Source:
Article 42A.305 — Community Outreach, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.42A.htm#42A.305 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
