Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 841.0836 - Release From Housing(a) A committed person released from housing operated by or under contract with the office shall be released to:(1) the county in which the person was most recently convicted of a sexually violent offense; or(2) if the county described by Subdivision (1) does not provide adequate opportunities for the person's treatment and for the person's housing or other supervision, as determined by the office, a county designated by the office.(b) The office may require a committed person released to a county under Subsection (a)(2) to change the person's residence to the county described by Subsection (a)(1) if the office determines that adequate opportunities for the person's treatment and for the person's housing or other supervision become available in that county.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.0836
Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 34,Sec. 20, eff. 9/1/2017.Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 845,Sec. 16, eff. 6/17/2015.