{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-841.0821","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.0821","heading":"SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT BEFORE RELEASE FROM SECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.","body":"(a) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall prioritize enrolling in a sex offender treatment program established by the department any committed person who has not yet been released by the department.\n(b) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the office shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes their respective responsibilities to institute a continuity of care for committed persons enrolled in a sex offender treatment program established by the department.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 14, eff. June 17, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 11. CIVIL COMMITMENT OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS","CHAPTER 841. CIVIL COMMITMENT OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS","SUBCHAPTER E. CIVIL COMMITMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.841.htm#841.0821","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"8dad31b40cedf148ea0dddf31a57caf1b5e8c92b91458744642c6c34b485567e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-841.082","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-841.0822"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}