1. (a) This section applies only to a prisoner eligible for release to mandatory supervision if the sentence is for an offense committed on or after September 1, 1996.
2. (b) A parole panel shall consider the prisoner for release to mandatory supervision if release of the prisoner may occur because the prisoner will reach a mandatory supervision date as determined by TDCJ.

3. (c) Upon considering a case for release to mandatory supervision a parole panel may:

   1. (1) defer for request and receipt of further information;
   2. (2) vote DMS Month/Year, deny release to mandatory supervision and set for review on a future specific month and year (set-off). The next mandatory supervision review docket date (Month/Year) shall be set one 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 RMS, release to mandatory supervision when TDCJ determines that the prisoner has reached a mandatory supervision date.
4. (d) Subsection (c) of this section applies to all subsequent reconsiderations for release to mandatory supervision.

Source Note:The provisions of this §145.14 adopted to be effective June 30, 1997, 22 TexReg 5843.