Texas § 42A.753 EXTENSION OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AFTER VIOLATION.

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§ 42A.753 — EXTENSION OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AFTER VIOLATION.

Texas § 42A.753

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 42A.753 (2026).

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Art. 42A.753. EXTENSION OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AFTER VIOLATION.

(a)On a showing of good cause, the judge may extend a period of community supervision under Article 42A.752 (a)(2) as frequently as the judge determines is necessary, but the period of community supervision in a first, second, or third degree felony case may not exceed 10 years and, except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b), the period of community supervision in a misdemeanor case may not exceed three years.

(b)The judge may extend the period of community supervision in a misdemeanor case for any period the judge determines is necessary, not to exceed an additional two years beyond the three-year limit provided by Subsection (a), if:

(1)the defendant fails to pay a previously assessed fine, cost, or restitution; and

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Art. 42A.753. EXTENSION OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AFTER VIOLATION. (a) On a showing of good cause, the judge may extend a period of community supervision under Article 42A.752 (a)(2) as frequently as the judge determines is necessary, but the period of community supervision in a first, second, or third degree felony case may not exceed 10 years and, except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b), the period of community supervision in a misdemeanor case may not exceed three years.
(b) The judge may extend the period of community supervision in a misdemeanor case for any period the judge determines is necessary, not to exceed an additional two years beyond the three-year limit provided by Subsection (a), if:
(1) the defendant fails to pay a previously assessed fine, cost, or restitution; and
(2) the judge determines that extending the supervision period increases the likelihood that the defendant will fully pay the fine, cost, or restitution.
(c) A court may extend a period of community supervision under Article 42A.752 (a)(2):
(1) at any time during the supervision period; or
(2) before the first anniversary of the date the supervision period ends, if a motion for revocation of community supervision is filed before the date the supervision period ends.