Texas Government Code 509.017 – Special Allocation for Certain Defendants Placed On State Jail Felony Community Supervision
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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 509.017
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall adopt policies and procedures to:
(1) determine the cost savings to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice realized through the release of defendants on community supervision under Article 42A.551(d)(2)(B), Code of Criminal Procedure; and
(2) provide 30 percent of that cost savings to the division to be allocated to individual departments and used for the same purpose that state aid is used under § 509.011.