Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 42A.562: PLACEMENT ON COMMUNITY SUPERVISION; EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM.(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a judge assessing punishment in a state jail felony case may suspend the imposition of the sentence and place the defendant on community supervision with the condition that
What this law says, in plain English
A judge may suspend a sentence in a state jail felony case and place the defendant on community supervision with mandatory participation in an educational or vocational training program, subject to eligibility restrictions and risk assessment requirements.
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