Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.382

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 42A.382 - Eligibility
(a) A defendant placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, for a misdemeanor offense is eligible to participate in a veterans reemployment program under this subchapter if the defendant is a veteran of the United States armed forces, including a member of the reserves, national guard, or state guard.
(b) The judge granting community supervision to a defendant described by Subsection (a) shall inform the defendant of the defendant's eligibility for participation in a veterans reemployment program but may not require the defendant to participate in the program.
(c) A judge may impose any condition of community supervision that the judge is authorized to impose under this chapter on a defendant who chooses to participate in the program under this subchapter, except that the judge may not impose a condition related to the program or the defendant's participation in the program.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 42A.382

Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 361,Sec. 1, eff. 6/2/2019.
See Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 361, Sec. 5.