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Tex. Fam. Code § 157.216

HEARING ON MOTION TO REVOKE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re Alexander (2008)

Most recently applied in Ochsner v. Ochsner (June 2016)

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff

(a) The court shall hold a hearing without a jury not later than the third working day after the date the respondent is arrested under Section 157.215. If the court is unavailable for a hearing on that date, the hearing shall be held not later than the third working day after the date the court becomes available.

(b) The hearing under this section may not be held later than the seventh working day after the date the respondent is arrested.

(c) After the hearing, the court may continue, modify, or revoke the community supervision.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.