Although many offenders are given special conditions of community supervision based upon their needs or their risks to the community, the following are standard conditions of community supervision as provided by Article 42.12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure:
Commit no offense against the laws of this State or of any other State or of the United States;
Avoid injurious or vicious habits;
Avoid persons or places of disreputable or harmful character;
Report to the supervision officer as directed by the judge or supervision officer and obey all rules and regulations of the community supervision and corrections department;
Permit the supervision officer to visit at home or elsewhere;
Work faithfully at suitable employment;
Remain within a specified place;
Pay a fine, if one be assessed, and all court costs whether a fine be assessed or not, in one or several sums;
Pay supervision fees of $50.00 per month;
Reimburse the County for attorney's fees;
Pay restitution to the victim;
Support any dependents;
Perform community service; and,
Submit to testing for alcohol or controlled substances.
Based upon the nature of the offense or the needs of the offender, the judge may find it
appropriate to add additional conditions of community supervision. Examples are:
Abstain from the use or possession of alcohol;
Complete an alcohol education program for first or repeat DWI offenders;
Have an ignition interlock system installed and maintained;
Complete a drug offender education course;
Submit to a psychiatric, psychological, or substance abuse evaluation and any treatment recommended;
Serve jail or State jail time;
Obtain a GED certificate, or participate in educational, parenting, vocational, or similar classes;
Obtain a valid Texas driver's license and liability insurance;
Apply for child support enforcement services and / or legitimize children;
Write a letter of apology to the victim;
Do not be a signatory to a checking account;
Submit to a curfew;
Because of substance abuse issues, behavior in conflict with the conditions of supervision, sex offender issues, prior commitments to prison or jail, chronic unemployment, limited mental capacity, seriousness of the offense, or similar issues, the probationer may be placed into the Intensive Probation Program, and onto an Intensive Supervision Caseload, Substance Abuse Caseload, Sex Offender Caseload, or Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility Caseload;
Be placed in a Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility, Court Residential Treatment Center, Restitution Center, or Substance Abuse Treatment Facility;
Attend a Victim Impact Panel;
Pay a $5.00 fee for the State-wide sexual assault program;
Register as a sex offender;
Attend counseling sessions for sex offenders;
Pay the costs for one year of psychological counseling for victim(s) of sexual offenses;
Pay for sex offender newspaper publication;
Not contact the victim nor any of the victim's family members;
Not go upon, work, or volunteer with, agencies or organizations that have as their function the provision of services to children 17 years of age or younger;
Submit a blood sample for typing;
Submit to polygraph testing;
Submit to electronic monitoring;
Not possess any computer or other material of a sexual nature and allow the supervision officer to inspect material in the home for compliance;
Provide public notice of the offense in any manner ordered; and,
Make a payment to Crime Stoppers, family violence shelters, Crime Victims' Compensation Fund, and/or children's advocacy centers.
