Tex.
Code of Crim. Proc. Article 42A.514
Community Supervision for Certain Alcohol or Drug Related Offenses
(a)
If a judge grants community supervision to a defendant younger than 18 years of age convicted of an alcohol-related offense under Section 106.02 (Purchase of Alcohol by a Minor), 106.025 (Attempt to Purchase Alcohol by a Minor), 106.04 (Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor), 106.041 (Driving or Operating Watercraft Under the Influence of Alcohol by Minor), 106.05 (Possession of Alcohol by a Minor), or 106.07 (Misrepresentation of Age by a Minor), Alcoholic Beverage Code, or Section 49.02 (Public Intoxication), Penal Code, or an offense involving possession of a controlled substance or marihuana under Section 481.115, 481.1151, 481.116, 481.1161, 481.117, 481.118, or 481.121 (Offense: Possession of Marihuana), Health and Safety Code, the judge may require the defendant as a condition of community supervision to successfully complete, as appropriate:(1)
an alcohol awareness program under Section 106.115 (Alcohol Awareness Program; License Suspension), Alcoholic Beverage Code, that is regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Chapter 171 (Educational Programs Regulated by Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation), Government Code; or(2)
a substance misuse education program that is designed to educate persons on the dangers of substance misuse in accordance with Section 521.374 (Educational Program or Equivalent Education)(a)(1), Transportation Code, and that is regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Chapter 171 (Educational Programs Regulated by Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation), Government Code.(b)
If a judge requires a defendant as a condition of community supervision to attend an alcohol awareness program or substance misuse education program described by Subsection (a), unless the judge determines that the defendant is indigent and unable to pay the cost, the judge shall require the defendant to pay the cost of attending the program. The judge may allow the defendant to pay the cost of attending the program in installments during the term of community supervision.
Source:
Article 42A.514 — Community Supervision for Certain Alcohol or Drug Related Offenses, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.42A.htm#42A.514 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
