Standard Conditions on Parole

Report regularly to parole officer;     Obtain permission in advance for any travel out of a county;

Submit to random searches of their homes, cars and persons (including blood, urine and saliva testing, for disease, drugs or other contraband);       Obey all laws;

Refrain from using, buying or selling alcohol or illegal drugs;      Pay money for court-ordered restitution;

Avoid certain people, such as victims, witnesses, gang members or persons with criminal records;

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Attend classes or counseling sessions, such as court-ordered drug or alcohol treatment classes or anger management classes.

Additional pre-determined conditions which can may be applied to a parolee as Listed by TDCJ:

Condition E – Mandatory participation in Education or Vocation programs.

Condition I – To inform any potential employer of offender’s criminal history if the offender will be employed in a position of financial responsibility.

Condition Z – Parolee is not to enter a specified county.

Condition C – Parolee cannot conduct certain financial transactions due to a conviction for theft or fraud or who have a propensity for theft or fraudulent criminal behavior.

Condition P – Parolee is to participate in psychological or psychiatric evaluation or a mental health treatment program.

Condition M -Parolee must obide by the laws for Sex Offender Registration and DNA Submission.

Condition R – Parolee must pay restitution.

Condition S- Parole must abide by laws of substance abuse treatment and testing.

Condition T- Parolee is on electronic monitoring.

Condition V- Parolee must avoid and have no contact with the victim.

Condition X- Parolee is required to register as a sex offender, enroll in a sex offender treatment and obey all other requirements for sex offenders. (Note that this condition was severely restricted by the courts recently,)

Condition N- Parolee is prohibited from using the internet (usually applied to certain sex offenders but can also be applied in other circumstances such as internet fraud).