(a) A magistrate may require as a condition of release on bond that the defendant submit to:
- (1) home confinement and electronic monitoring under the supervision of an agency designated by the magistrate; or
- (2) testing on a weekly basis for the presence of a controlled substance in the defendant's body.
- (b) In this article, "controlled substance" has the meaning assigned by Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code.
- (c) If a defendant violates a condition of home confinement and electronic monitoring, refuses to submit to a test for controlled substances, or submits to a test for controlled substances and the test indicates the presence of a controlled substance in the defendant's body, the magistrate may revoke the bond and order the defendant arrested.
- (d) The community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice may provide grants to counties to implement electronic monitoring programs authorized by this article.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 4.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from art. 17.42 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 19.01(3), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 284(46), eff. Sept. 1, 1991.