Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 89.101
Definitions


In this subchapter:

(1)

“Corrections facility” means:

(A)

a jail or community corrections facility, without regard to whether the jail or facility satisfies the requirements of Section 89.002 (Scope of Chapter);

(B)

any correctional facility operated by or under contract with a division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; or

(C)

a detention facility operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

(2)

“Offender” means a juvenile or adult who is arrested or charged with a criminal offense.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 348, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0313, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Section 89.101 — Definitions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­89.­htm#89.­101 (accessed May 25, 2024).

Accessed:
May 25, 2024

§ 89.101’s source at texas​.gov