Tex.
Civ. Practice & Remedies Code Section 124.002
Theft Education Program
(a)
A theft education program for a person who is suspected of stealing or attempting to steal property under Section 124.001 (Suspected Theft of Property or Attempted Theft of Property) must:(1)
address the type of alleged criminal offense;(2)
seek to modify the person’s behavioral decision-making process;(3)
engage the person with interactive exercises designed to instill appropriate societal behavior; and(4)
promote accountability and reconciliation between the person and the merchant.(b)
A provider of a theft education program may not discriminate against a person who is otherwise eligible to participate in the program based on:(1)
the person’s race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin; or(2)
the person’s ability to pay.(c)
A program provider that charges a fee for participation in a theft education program:(1)
shall develop a plan to offer discounts, alternative payment schedules, or scholarship funds to a person who the provider has verified is indigent;(2)
may reduce or waive the fee for the program based on the ability to pay of a person described by Subdivision (1); and(3)
may not compensate a merchant who offers a person the opportunity to complete the program.(d)
A person may not be required to make an admission of guilt to participate in a theft education program.(e)
Notwithstanding any other law, a person who successfully completes a theft education program under this section may not be subject to any additional civil penalties under any other provision of law.
Source:
Section 124.002 — Theft Education Program, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.124.htm#124.002
(accessed Apr. 29, 2024).