Tex.
Gov't Code Section 508.191
No Contact with Victim
(a)
If a parole panel releases a defendant on parole or to mandatory supervision, the panel shall require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that the defendant not intentionally or knowingly communicate directly or indirectly with a victim of the offense or intentionally or knowingly go near a residence, school, place of employment, or business of a victim. At any time after the defendant is released on parole or to mandatory supervision, a victim of the offense may petition the panel for a modification of the conditions of the defendant’s parole or mandatory supervision allowing the defendant contact with the victim subject to reasonable restrictions.(b)
Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a defendant may participate in victim-offender mediation authorized by Section 508.324 (Victim-offender Mediation) on the request of the victim or a guardian of the victim or a close relative of a deceased victim.(c)
In this section, “victim” has the meaning assigned by Article 56A.001 (Definitions), Code of Criminal Procedure.
Source:
Section 508.191 — No Contact with Victim, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.508.htm#508.191 (accessed May 26, 2025).
