TEXAS BOARD
OF
PARDONS AND PAROLES
Number: BPP-POL. 145.256
Date: July 15, 2021
Page: 1 of 4
Supersedes: October 28, 2020
BOARD POLICY
SUBJECT: SPECIAL CONDITION โMโ (SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION
CONDITION AND DNA SUBMISSION)
PURPOSE: To establish Special Condition โMโ (Sex Offender Registration and DNA
Submission) as a special condition of parole or mandatory supervision and to
establish a procedure for imposing a condition requiring sex offender registration
and the submission of DNA as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision.
AUTHORITY: Texas Constitution Article 4, Section 11
Texas Government Code Sections 508.044, 508.045, 508.186, 508.1862,
508.1864, and 508.228
Texas Administrative Code Title 37, Part 5, Chapter 148
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapters 42 and 62
POLICY: Special Condition โMโ represents a cooperative effort between the Texas Board
of Pardons and Paroles (Board), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Parole
Division (Division), and local law enforcement agencies to minimize the threat of
sex offenders to the community when an offender is released on parole or
mandatory supervision.
At any time Special Condition โMโ is in effect, the offender shall fully comply
with state laws governing sex offender registration and DNA submission as well
as Board and Division policies governing sex offender registration.
DISCUSSION: The Board determines conditions of parole and mandatory supervision. Except in
special circumstances, Board Members and Parole Commissioners act in panels
comprised of three persons, and panel decisions are made by majority vote. The
Presiding Officer designates the composition of the parole panels. Special
conditions are conditions imposed in addition to the standard conditions of parole
or mandatory supervision. Unless otherwise provided, any condition may be
imposed before or after release and shall remain in effect until specifically
removed by a parole panel.
When a court makes an affirmative finding that, at the time of the offense, the
defendant was not more than four years older than the victim or intended victim
and the victim or intended victim was at least 14, the court may enter an order
exempting the person from registration under certain circumstances pursuant to
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 62.301.
