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Tex. Government Code § 493.0151

DYNAMIC RISK ASSESSMENT OF SEX OFFENDERS

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Tex. Government Code § 493.0151, DYNAMIC RISK ASSESSMENT OF SEX OFFENDERS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/655293
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(a) For purposes of this section, "sexual offense" means a criminal offense the conviction of which requires a person to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure. (b) Before an inmate who is serving a sentence for a sexual offense is discharged or is released on parole or mandatory supervision from the department, the department shall use the dynamic risk assessment tool developed by the Council on Sex Offender Treatment under Section 110.164, Occupations Code, to assign the inmate a risk level of low, medium, or high. (c) The department shall conduct the risk assessment required by this section in addition to any other risk assessment the department is required to conduct.