Tex.
Code of Crim. Proc. Article 56A.507
Time for Notice
(a)
The department, the sheriff, or the community supervision and corrections department supervising the defendant, as appropriate:(1)
shall make a reasonable attempt to give any notice required by Article 56A.503 (Notification of Release or Escape)(a) or 56A.504 (Notification Regarding Defendant Subject to Electronic Monitoring):(A)
not later than the 30th day before the date the defendant:(i)
completes the sentence and is released; or(ii)
ceases to be electronically monitored as a condition of release; or(B)
immediately if the defendant escapes from the correctional facility; and(2)
may give the notice by e-mail, if possible.(b)
An attempt by the department, the sheriff, or the community supervision and corrections department supervising the defendant to give notice to a victim or witness at the victim’s or witness’s last known mailing address or, if notice by e-mail is possible, last known e-mail address, as shown on the records of the appropriate department or agency, constitutes a reasonable attempt to give notice under this subchapter.
Source:
Article 56A.507 — Time for Notice, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.56A.htm#56A.507 (accessed May 26, 2025).
