Texas Government Code 22.012 – Training Related to Diversions
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(a) Each attorney representing the state in the prosecution of felonies and each district court judge shall, as an official duty, each year complete a course of instruction related to the diversion of offenders from confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(b) The supreme court shall adopt rules to provide for the training required by Subsection (a). In adopting the rules, the court shall consult with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to obtain the department’s recommendations for instruction content.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 22.012
- Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The instruction must include information relating to:
(1) case law, statutory law, and procedural rules relating to felony diversions; and
(2) available community and state resources for diversions.