(a) If a judge requires as a condition of community supervision or participation in a pretrial intervention program operated under § 76.011, Government Code, or a drug court program established under Chapter 123, Government Code, or former law that the defendant serve a term of confinement in a community corrections facility, the term may not exceed 24 months.
(b) A judge who requires as a condition of community supervision that the defendant serve a term of confinement in a community corrections facility may not impose a subsequent term of confinement in a community corrections facility or jail during the same supervision period that, if added to the terms previously imposed, exceeds 36 months.

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Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 42A.602

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.