Probation

The Judge of the Court having jurisdiction of the case shall determine the conditions of community supervision (“probation”) and may, at any time, during the period of community supervision alter or modify the conditions. The Judge may impose any reasonable condition that is designed to protect or restore the community, protect or restore the victim, or punish, rehabilitate, or reform the Defendant. Conditions of community supervision may include, but shall not be limited to, the conditions that the Defendant shall:

  1. Commit no offense against the laws of this State or of any other State or of the United States
  2. Avoid injurious or vicious habits
  3. Avoid persons or place of disreputable or harmful character
  4. Report to the supervision officer as directed by the Judge or supervision officer and obey all rules and regulations of the community supervision ad corrections department
  5. Permit the supervision officer to visit home or elsewhere
  6. Work faithfully at suitable employment as far as possible
  7. Remain within a specified place
  8. Pay fine, if one assessed, and all court costs whether a fine be assessed or not, in one or several sums (“payment plans” allowed though Court Collections Office)
  9. Support dependents
  10. Participate, for a time specified by the Judge in any community-based program, including a community-service work program
  11. Reimburse the county in which the prosecution was instituted for compensation paid to appointed counsel for defending the Defendant in the case, if counsel was appointed, or if the Defendant was represented by a county-paid public defender, in an amount that would have been paid to an appointed attorney had the county not had a public defender
  12. Remain under custodial supervision in a community corrections facility, obey all rules and regulations of such facility, and pay a percentage of his income to the facility for room and board
  13. Pay a percentage of his income to his dependents for their support while under custodial supervision in a community corrections facility
  14. Submit to testing for alcohol and controlled substances
  15. Attend counseling sessions for substance abusers or participate in substance abuse treatment services in a program or facility approved or licensed by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
  16. With the consent of the victim of a misdemeanor offense or of any offense under Title 7, Penal Code, participate in victim-defendant mediation
  17. Submit to electronic monitoring
  18. Reimburse the general revenue fund for any amounts paid from that fund to a victim, as defined by Article 56.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, of the defendant’s offense or if no reimbursement is required, make on payment to the fund in an amount not to exceed $50 if he offense is a misdemeanor or not to exceed $100 if the offense is a felony
  19. Reimburse a law enforcement agency for the analysis, storage, and disposal of raw materials, controlled substances, chemical precursors, drug paraphernalia or other materials seized in connection with the offense
  20. Pay all or part of the reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the victim for psychological counseling made necessary by the offense or for the counseling and education relating to acquired immune deficiency syndrome or human immunodeficiency virus made necessary by the offense
  21. Make one payment in an amount not to exceed $50 to a crime stoppers organization as defined by Section 414.001, Government Code, and as certified by the Crime Stoppers Advisory Council; and
    1. S.C.I.P.
    2. Ignition Interlock Device
    3. Drug/Substance Abuse Evaluation
    4. No victim contact/no entry at place of offense
    5. DWI 1st School
    6. DWI Repeat Offender School
    7. No driving at all
    8. Drug School
    9. Victim Impact Panel
    10. Alcoholics/Narcotics Anonymous
    11. Life Skills program
    12. Proof of auto insurance/maintain financial responsibility

Alcohol use: From date of offense continuing through disposition of case, it is highly advisable to refrain from any alcohol use. As a condition of community supervision, the Judge may prohibit any alcohol consumption while on community supervision (especially if offense is DWI-related or involves controlled substances).

Restitution: pay for amounts owed to a victim; damages to property; insurance deductibles; amount of returned checks

Driving: Beginning date of case disposition, you may be ordered not to operate a motor vehicle at any time unless in possession of a valid, unsuspended, unrevoked driver’s license or an order granting an occupational driver’s license and unless the vehicle is then covered by liability insurance satisfying the Safety Responsibility Act.

JAIL AS A TERM AND CONDITION OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION: The District Attorney may request the Judge to order the Defendant to jail for up to 30 days for misdemeanor offenses or up to 180 days for felony offenses as a condition of being placed on community supervision. This request is not automatic and may be contested depending on the case facts and Defendant criminal history.