Tex.
Gov't Code Section 123.002
Authority to Establish Program
(1)
drug courts for persons arrested for, charged with, or convicted of:(A)
an offense in which an element of the offense is the use or possession of alcohol or the use, possession, or sale of a controlled substance, a controlled substance analogue, or marihuana; or(B)
an offense in which the use of alcohol or a controlled substance is suspected to have significantly contributed to the commission of the offense and the offense did not involve:(i)
carrying, possessing, or using a firearm or other dangerous weapon;(ii)
the use of force against the person of another; or(iii)
the death of or serious bodily injury to another;(2)
drug courts for juveniles detained for, taken into custody for, or adjudicated as having engaged in:(A)
delinquent conduct, including habitual felony conduct, or conduct indicating a need for supervision in which an element of the conduct is the use or possession of alcohol or the use, possession, or sale of a controlled substance, a controlled substance analogue, or marihuana; or(B)
delinquent conduct, including habitual felony conduct, or conduct indicating a need for supervision in which the use of alcohol or a controlled substance is suspected to have significantly contributed to the commission of the conduct and the conduct did not involve:(i)
carrying, possessing, or using a firearm or other dangerous weapon;(ii)
the use of force against the person of another; or(iii)
the death of or serious bodily injury to another;(3)
reentry drug courts for persons with a demonstrated history of using alcohol or a controlled substance who may benefit from a program designed to facilitate the person’s transition and reintegration into the community on release from a state or local correctional facility;(4)
family dependency drug treatment courts for family members involved in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which a parent’s use of alcohol or a controlled substance is a primary consideration in the outcome of the suit; or(5)
programs for other persons not precisely described by Subdivisions (1)-(4) who may benefit from a program that has the essential characteristics described by Section 123.001 (Drug Court Program Defined; Procedures for Certain Defendants).
Source:
Section 123.002 — Authority to Establish Program, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.123.htm#123.002 (accessed May 4, 2024).
