1. (a) This section applies only to a prisoner sentenced to serve consecutive sentences if each sentence in the series is for an offense committed on or after September 1, 1987.
2. (b) A parole panel shall review for parole consideration consecutive felony sentencing cases as determined and in the sequence submitted by TDCJ.

3. (c) If the case under parole consideration is a pre-final consecutive felony sentencing case, the parole panel may:

   1. (1) defer for request and receipt of further information;
   2. (2) vote CU/NR Month/Year Cause Number, deny favorable parole action and set for review on a future specific month and year (set-off). The next review docket date (Month/Year) may be set at any date in the three-year incarceration period following the prior parole docket date, but in no event shall it be less than one calendar year from either the prior parole docket date or the date of the panel decision if the prior parole docket date has passed; or
   3. (3) vote CU/FI Month/Year Cause Number, designate the date on which the prisoner would have been eligible for release on parole if the prisoner had been sentenced to serve a single sentence. This date shall be within a three-year incarceration period following either the prior parole docket date or date of the panel decision if the prior parole docket date has passed.
4. (d) If the case under parole consideration is the last and final in a series of consecutive felony sentencing cases, the case shall be reviewed in accordance with §145.12 of this title (relating to Action upon Review).
5. (e) When a parole panel reviews for parole consideration a consecutive felony sentencing case, the parole panel shall indicate the Cause Number of the consecutive felony sentencing case it is considering.

Source Note:The provisions of this §145.13 adopted to be effective June 30, 1997, 22 TexReg 5843.