Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 123.003. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL PROGRAM. (a) The commissioners courts of two or more counties, or the governing bodies of two or more municipalities, may elect to establish a regional drug court program under this chapter for the participating counties or municipalities. …

Sec. 123.004. REIMBURSEMENT FEES. (a) A drug court program established under this chapter may collect from a participant in the program: (1) a reasonable reimbursement fee for the program not to exceed $1,000; and (2) an alcohol or controlled substance testing, counseling, and tr…

Sec. 123.005. DRUG COURT PROGRAMS EXCLUSIVELY FOR CERTAIN INTOXICATION OFFENSES. (a) The commissioners court of a county may establish under this chapter a drug court program exclusively for persons arrested for, charged with, or convicted of an offense involving the operation of…

Sec. 123.006. PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES MANDATORY. (a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 200,000 shall: (1) establish a drug court program under Section 123.002(1); and (2) direct the judge, magistrate, or coordinator to comply with Section 121.…

Sec. 123.007. USE OF OTHER DRUG AND ALCOHOL AWARENESS PROGRAMS. In addition to using a drug court program established under this chapter, the commissioners court of a county or a court may use other drug awareness programs to treat persons convicted of drug or alcohol related off…

Sec. 123.008. SUSPENSION OR DISMISSAL OF COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENT. (a) Notwithstanding Article 42A.304, Code of Criminal Procedure, to encourage participation in a drug court program established under this chapter, the judge or magistrate administering the program may suspen…

Sec. 123.009. OCCUPATIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE. Notwithstanding Section 521.2421, Transportation Code, if a participant's driver's license has been suspended as a result of an alcohol-related or drug-related enforcement contact, as defined by Section 524.001, Transportation Code, or…

Sec. 124.001. VETERANS TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM DEFINED; PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN DEFENDANTS. (a) In this chapter, "veterans treatment court program" means a program that has the following essential characteristics: (1) the integration of services in the processing of cases in the j…

Sec. 124.002. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM; ELIGIBILITY. (a) The commissioners court of a county may establish a veterans treatment court program for persons arrested for, charged with, convicted of, or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for any misdemeanor o…

Sec. 124.003. DUTIES OF VETERANS TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM. (a) A veterans treatment court program established under this chapter must: (1) if there has not yet been a disposition in the criminal case, ensure that a defendant eligible for participation in the program is provided le…

Sec. 124.004. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL PROGRAM. (a) The commissioners courts of two or more counties may elect to establish a regional veterans treatment court program under this chapter for the participating counties. (b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), S…

Sec. 124.005. REIMBURSEMENT FEES. (a) A veterans treatment court program established under this chapter may collect from a participant in the program: (1) a reasonable reimbursement fee for the program not to exceed $1,000; and (2) a testing, counseling, and treatment reimburseme…

Sec. 124.006. COURTESY SUPERVISION. (a) A veterans treatment court program that accepts placement of a defendant may transfer responsibility for supervising the defendant's participation in the program to another veterans treatment court program that is located in the county wher…

Sec. 124.007. REPORT. Not later than December 1 of each year, the Texas Veterans Commission shall report the following information for the preceding state fiscal year to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each member of the leg…

Sec. 125.001. MENTAL HEALTH COURT PROGRAM DEFINED; PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN DEFENDANTS. (a) In this chapter, "mental health court program" means a program that has the following essential characteristics: (1) the integration of mental illness treatment services and intellectual dis…

Sec. 125.002. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM. The commissioners court of a county may establish a mental health court program for persons who: (1) have been arrested for or charged with a misdemeanor or felony; and (2) are suspected by a law enforcement agency or a court of havin…

Sec. 125.0025. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL PROGRAM. The commissioners courts of two or more counties may elect to establish a regional mental health court program under this chapter for the participating counties. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1212 (S.B. 562), Sec. 25, e…

Sec. 125.003. PROGRAM. (a) A mental health court program established under Section 125.002: (1) may handle all issues arising under Articles 16.22 and 17.032, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure; and (2) must: (A) ensure a person eligible for t…

Sec. 125.004. PARTICIPANT PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT AND SERVICES. A mental health court program may require a participant to pay the cost of all treatment and services received while participating in the program, based on the participant's ability to pay. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg…

Sec. 125.005. PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES MANDATORY. (a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 200,000 shall: (1) establish a mental health court program under Section 125.002; and (2) direct the judge, magistrate, or coordinator to comply with Sectio…

Sec. 126.001. COMMERCIALLY SEXUALLY EXPLOITED PERSONS COURT PROGRAM; PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN DEFENDANTS. (a) In this chapter, "commercially sexually exploited persons court program" means a program that has the following essential characteristics: (1) the integration of services i…

Sec. 126.002. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM; ELIGIBILITY. (a) The commissioners court of a county or governing body of a municipality may establish a commercially sexually exploited persons court program for defendants charged with an offense under Section 43.02(a), Penal Code. …

Sec. 126.003. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL PROGRAM. The commissioners courts of two or more counties, or the governing bodies of two or more municipalities, may elect to establish a regional commercially sexually exploited persons court program under this chapter for the participati…

Sec. 126.004. PROGRAM POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) A commercially sexually exploited persons court program established under this chapter must: (1) ensure that a person eligible for the program is provided legal counsel before volunteering to proceed through the program and while parti…

Sec. 126.005. DOCUMENTATION REGARDING INSUFFICIENT FUNDING. A legislative committee may require a county that does not establish a commercially sexually exploited persons court program under this chapter due to a lack of sufficient funding, as provided by Section 126.007(c), to p…

Sec. 126.006. REIMBURSEMENT FEES. (a) A commercially sexually exploited persons court program established under this chapter may collect from a participant in the program a nonrefundable reimbursement fee for the program in a reasonable amount not to exceed $1,000, from which the…

Sec. 126.007. PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES MANDATORY. (a) If a municipality in the county has not established a commercially sexually exploited persons court program, the commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 200,000 shall: (1) establish a commercially sex…

Sec. 126.008. SUSPENSION OR DISMISSAL OF COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENT. (a) To encourage participation in a commercially sexually exploited persons court program established under this chapter, the judge or magistrate administering the program may suspend any requirement that, as…

Sec. 129.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "public safety employee" means a peace officer, firefighter, detention officer, county jailer, emergency medical services employee, or emergency service dispatcher of this state or a political subdivision of this state. Added by Acts 201…

Sec. 129.002. PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM DEFINED; PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN DEFENDANTS. (a) In this chapter, "public safety employees treatment court program" means a program that has the following essential characteristics: (1) the integration of services in th…

Sec. 129.003. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM; ELIGIBILITY. (a) The commissioners court of a county may establish a public safety employees treatment court program for persons arrested for or charged with any misdemeanor or felony offense. A defendant is eligible to participate in…

Sec. 129.004. DUTIES OF PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM. (a) A public safety employees treatment court program established under this chapter must: (1) ensure that a defendant eligible for participation in the program is provided legal counsel before volunteering …

Sec. 129.005. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL PROGRAM. (a) The commissioners courts of two or more counties may elect to establish a regional public safety employees treatment court program under this chapter for the participating counties. (b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., Ch. 135…

Sec. 129.006. REIMBURSEMENT FEES. (a) A public safety employees treatment court program established under this chapter may collect from a participant in the program: (1) a reasonable reimbursement fee for the program not to exceed $1,000; and (2) a testing, counseling, and treatm…

Sec. 129.007. COURTESY SUPERVISION. (a) A public safety employees treatment court program that accepts placement of a defendant may transfer responsibility for supervising the defendant's participation in the program to another public safety employees treatment court program that…

Sec. 130.001. JUVENILE FAMILY DRUG COURT PROGRAM DEFINED. In this chapter, "juvenile family drug court program" means a program that has the following essential characteristics: (1) the integration of substance abuse treatment services in the processing of cases and proceedings u…

Sec. 130.002. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM. The commissioners court of a county may establish a juvenile family drug court program for individuals who: (1) are suspected by the Department of Family and Protective Services or the court of having a substance abuse problem; and (2…

Sec. 130.003. PARTICIPANT PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT AND SERVICES. A juvenile family drug court program may require a participant to pay the cost of all treatment and services received while participating in the program, based on the participant's ability to pay. Added by Acts 2021, 8…

Sec. 130.004. FUNDING. A county that creates a juvenile family drug court under this chapter shall explore the possibility of using court improvement project money to finance the juvenile family drug court in the county. The county also shall explore the availability of federal a…

Sec. 141.001. SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM SERVICES COURT PROGRAM DEFINED. In this chapter, "sexual assault victim services court program" means a program that has the following essential characteristics: (1) the integration of services provided by public agencies and community organiza…

Sec. 141.002. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM; ELIGIBILITY. (a) The commissioners court of a county may establish a sexual assault victim services court program for participants who: (1) are victims of an alleged sexual assault in which a person is arrested for or charged with an …

Sec. 141.003. DUTIES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM SERVICES COURT PROGRAM. (a) A sexual assault victim services court program established under this chapter must: (1) ensure that a victim eligible for participation in the program voluntarily agrees to participate in the program; and (…

Sec. 141.004. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. A county may accept a gift, grant, donation, or bequest of money, services, equipment, goods, or other tangible or intangible property from any source for the sexual assault victim services court program. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., …

Sec. 151.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle: (1) "Certification" means a certification issued by the commission. (2) "Commission" means the Judicial Branch Certification Commission. (3) "Director" means the administrative director of the office. (4) "License" means a license issu…

Sec. 152.001. SUNSET PROVISION. The Judicial Branch Certification Commission is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The commission shall be reviewed during the period in which state agencies abolished in 2029, and every 12th year af…

Sec. 152.051. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. The Judicial Branch Certification Commission is established to oversee the regulatory programs assigned to it by state law or by the supreme court. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (S.B. 966), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2014…