(a) This section applies only to a telecommunications utility that transports or provides an intrastate 900 service that is:
(1) covered by a contract authorized by Chapter 76 or 508, Government Code; and
(2) used by a defendant under the supervision of a community supervision and corrections department or the parole division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to:
(A) pay a fee or cost; or
(B) comply with telephone reporting requirements.
(b) A telecommunications utility may adjust or authorize the adjustment of an end-user’s bill for 900 service described by Subsection (a) only with the consent of the contracting community supervision and corrections department or the contracting parole division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Terms Used In Texas Utilities Code 55.252

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011