37 Tex. Admin. Code § 148.52
Hearing
Effective May 15, 202550 TexReg 2814Source Note: The provisions of this §148.52 adopted to be effective September 18, 2011, 36 TexReg 5944; amended to be effective October 27, 2013, 38 TexReg 7315; amended to be effective February 9, 2017, 42 TexReg 480; amended to be effective February 11, 2021, 46 TexReg 937; amended to be effective May 15, 2025, 50 TexReg 2814.Texas Secretary of State
- (a) The designee of the Board shall conduct the hearing for the purpose of determining whether sex offender conditions may be imposed as a special condition of release.
- (b) The designee of the Board must determine, as shown by a preponderance of the evidence, that the releasee constitutes a threat to society by reason of their lack of sexual control.
(c) At the close of the hearing, or within a reasonable time thereafter, the designee of the Board shall collect, prepare, and forward to the parole panel:
- (1) all documents;
- (2) a summary report of the hearing with a written statement as to the evidence relied upon to make a finding or no finding that the releasee constitutes a threat to society by reason of their lack of sexual control; and
- (3) the recording of the hearing.
Source Note:The provisions of this §148.52 adopted to be effective September 18, 2011, 36 TexReg 5944; amended to be effective October 27, 2013, 38 TexReg 7315; amended to be effective February 9, 2017, 42 TexReg 480; amended to be effective February 11, 2021, 46 TexReg 937; amended to be effective May 15, 2025, 50 TexReg 2814.