1. (a) Counties shall send commitment papers on offenders sentenced to TDCJ to the TDCJ Records Office immediately following completion of the commitment papers. Those counties equipped to do so may send paperwork electronically.
2. (b) The 45 day "state ready" period begins the date the commitment papers are sent. If sent by mail, the 45 days begins on the postmarked date.

3. (c) Offenders will be scheduled for admission based on:

   1. (1) their length of confinement in relation to the 45 days from paper-ready status; and
   2. (2) transportation routes.
4. (d) Counties shall inform the TDCJ State Ready Office when paper-ready offenders are transferred to another facility due to bench warrants.
5. (e) TDCJ will notify counties via electronic transmission (facsimile or computer transmission) when applicable, of offenders scheduled for intake, the date of intake, respective reception unit and transportation arrangements. Offenders will be sorted by name and State Identification (SID) number, as identified by court docket.
6. (f) Counties shall in turn notify the TDCJ Admissions Coordinator of any offenders who are not available for transfer and why.
7. (g) Counties may identify offenders with medical or security issues that may be scheduled for intake out of sequence on a case-by-case basis by contacting the TDCJ Admissions Coordinator.

8. (h) After the entry of an order by a judge for admission of an offender to a state jail, the placement determination shall be made by the TDCJ Office of Admissions. Placement shall be made in the state jail designated as serving the county in which the offender resides unless:

   1. (1) the offender has no residence or was a resident of another state at the time of committing an offense;
   2. (2) alternative placement would protect the life or safety of any person;
   3. (3) alternative placement would increase the likelihood of the offender's successful completion of confinement or supervision; or
   4. (4) alternative placement is necessary to efficiently utilize available state jail capacity, including alternative placement due to gender.
9. (i) If the offender is described by subsection (h)(1) of this section, placement shall be made in the state jail designated as serving the county in which the offense was committed, unless a circumstance in subsection (h)(2) - (4) of this section applies.
10. (j) The TDCJ Admissions Office shall attempt to have placement determinations made at a regional level that may include one or more regions as designated in §152.5 of this title (relating to Designation of State Jail Regions).

Source Note:The provisions of this §152.3 adopted to be effective February 20, 2006, 31 TexReg 1048.