Probation Conditions

Sec. 4006.054. PROBATION CONDITIONS. (a) An order placing an agent on disability probation must state the probation conditions. (b) In establishing the probation conditions, the department shall consider: (1) the nature and circumstances of the agent's conduct; (2) the agent's history, character, and condition; and (3) the nature of the agent's disability. (c) The department may impose on the agent any of the following probation conditions: (1) periodic reports to the department; (2) satisfactory completion of a course of study required by the department; (3) payment of costs, including reasonable attorney's fees and other expenses, related to the proceedings before the department; (4) psychological evaluation, counseling, and treatment; (5) drug and alcohol abuse evaluation, counseling, and treatment; (6) abstinence from alcohol or drugs; (7) mandatory attendance at meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, or similar support groups; (8) periodic random urine testing to screen for drug and alcohol abuse; and (9) any other probation condition that the department considers appropriate. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.