Tex. Gov't Code Section 511.0105
Report Regarding Restraint of Pregnant Prisoner

(a)

Not later than February 1 of each year, each county jail shall submit to the commission a report regarding the jail’s use, during the preceding calendar year, of any type of restraints to control or restrict the movement of a prisoner, including a limb or other part of the prisoner, who is confirmed to be pregnant or who gave birth in the preceding 12 weeks.

(b)

The report must include the circumstances of each use of restraints, including:

(1)

the specific type of restraints used;

(2)

what activity the prisoner was engaged in immediately before being restrained;

(3)

whether the prisoner was restrained during or after delivery;

(4)

whether the prisoner was restrained while being transported to a local hospital; and

(5)

the reasons supporting the determination to use the restraints, a description of the process by which the determination was made, and the name and title of the person or persons making the determination.

(c)

The commission shall prescribe a form for the report required for this section.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1074 (H.B. 1651), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 511.0105 — Report Regarding Restraint of Pregnant Prisoner, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­511.­htm#511.­0105 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

511.001
Definitions 511.002
Commission 511.003
Sunset Provision 511.004
Membership 511.005
Presiding Officer 511.006
Meetings 511.007
Compensation 511.008
Director 511.009
General Duties 511.010
Gathering of Information 511.011
Report on Noncompliance 511.012
Failure to Comply After Report 511.013
Appeal of Order 511.014
Action to Enforce 511.015
Annual Reports 511.016
Audits 511.017
Duties Related to State Jail Felony Facilities 511.018
Alternative Dispute Resolution 511.019
Prisoner Safety Fund 511.020
Serious Incidents Report 511.021
Independent Investigation of Death Occurring in County Jail 511.022
Advisory Committee 511.023
Intake of Persons with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities 511.0041
Removal of Commission Members 511.0042
Conflict of Interest 511.0061
Use of Technology 511.0071
Complaints and Access 511.0072
Complaint Information 511.0081
Advisory Committees 511.0085
Risk Factors 511.0086
Risk-based Inspections 511.0091
Fees 511.0092
Contracts for Out-of-state Inmates 511.0093
Rules and Fees Related to Out-of-state Inmates 511.0094
Exclusion of Jails or Correctional Facilities Housing Only Federal Prisoners 511.0095
Authority to House Out-of-state Inmates 511.0096
Termination of Contracts for Out-of-state Inmates 511.0097
Fire Sprinkler Head Inspection 511.0098
Prisoner Health Benefits Coverage Information 511.0101
Jail Population Reports 511.0102
Information on Licensed Jailer Turnover 511.0103
Notification Regarding Policy Change 511.0104
Rules Regarding Restraint of Pregnant Prisoner 511.0105
Report Regarding Restraint of Pregnant Prisoner 511.0106
Electronic Submission of Forms, Data, and Documents 511.0115
Public Information About Compliance Status of Jails 511.0121
Failure to Cooperate in Parole in Absentia Program 511.0145
Enforcement Actions 511.00405
Training 511.00901
Duty Regarding Minimum Standards 511.00902
Reinspection 511.00903
Inspection Trend Analysis 511.00905
Jail Administrator Position
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Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

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