37 Tex. Admin. Code § 146.9 - Revocation Hearing

(a) The parole panel or designee of the Board shall conduct the revocation hearing. The purpose of the revocation hearing is to consider the evidence offered pursuant to an allegation of a violation of a condition of parole or mandatory supervision. The parole panel or designee of the Board must determine whether it is shown by a preponderance of the credible evidence that the releasee violated a condition of parole or mandatory supervision.

(b) The revocation hearing shall not proceed to the mitigation phase unless it is determined by the parole panel or designee of the Board by a preponderance of the credible evidence that the releasee did violate a condition of parole or mandatory supervision.

(c) At the close of the hearing or within a reasonable time thereafter, the parole panel or designee of the Board shall collect, prepare and forward to the parole panel:

(1) all documents;

(2) a summary report of the hearing separately setting out findings of fact relative to the alleged violation of a condition of parole or mandatory supervision, based on a preponderance of the credible evidence, which includes statements of the evidence relied upon in reaching said finding; and

(3) the recording of the hearing.

Notes

37 Tex. Admin. Code § 146.9

The provisions of this §146.9 adopted to be effective December 29, 1997, 22 TexReg 12541; amended to be effective October 29, 2000, 25 TexReg 10570; amended to be effective January 31, 2013, 38 TexReg 388; amended to be effective October 27, 2013, 38 TexReg 7315; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 06, February 5, 2016, TexReg 972, eff. 2/11/2016