Ordinary Conditions of Probation in Texas

The judge may impose any reasonable condition that is designed to protect or restore the community, protect or restore the victim, or punish, rehabilitate, or reform the defendant.  Conditions of community supervision may include, but shall not be limited to, the conditions that the defendant shall:

(1)  Commit no offense against the laws of this State or of any other State or of the United States;

(2)  Avoid injurious or vicious habits;

(3)  Avoid persons or places of disreputable or harmful character, including any person, other than a family member of the defendant, who is an active member of a criminal street gang;

(4)  Report to the supervision officer as directed by the judge or supervision officer and obey all rules and regulations of the community supervision and corrections department;

(5)  Permit the supervision officer to visit the defendant at the defendant's home or elsewhere;

(6)  Work faithfully at suitable employment as far as possible;

(7)  Remain within a specified place;

(8)  Pay the defendant's fine, if one is assessed, and all court costs whether a fine is assessed or not, in one or several sums;

(9)  Support the defendant's dependents;

(10)  Participate, for a time specified by the judge, in any community-based program, including a community-service work program under Section 16 of this article;

(11)  Reimburse the county in which the prosecution was instituted for compensation paid to appointed counsel for defending the defendant in the case, if counsel was appointed, or if the defendant was represented by a public defender's office, in an amount that would have been paid to an appointed attorney had the county not had a public defender's office;

(12)  Remain under custodial supervision in a community corrections facility, obey all rules and regulations of the facility, and pay a percentage of the defendant's income to the facility for room and board;

(13)  Pay a percentage of the defendant's income to the defendant's dependents for their support while under custodial supervision in a community corrections facility;

(14)  Submit to testing for alcohol or controlled substances;

(15)  Attend counseling sessions for substance abusers or participate in substance abuse treatment services in a program or facility approved or licensed by the Department of State Health Services;

(16)  With the consent of the victim of a misdemeanor offense or of any offense under Title 7, Penal Code, participate in victim-defendant mediation;

(17)  Submit to electronic monitoring;

(18)  Reimburse the compensation to victims of crime fund for any amounts paid from that fund to or on behalf of a victim, as defined by Article 56.32, of the defendant's offense or if no reimbursement is required, make one payment to the compensation to victims of crime fund in an amount not to exceed $50 if the offense is a misdemeanor or not to exceed $100 if the offense is a felony;

(19)  Reimburse a law enforcement agency for the analysis, storage, or disposal of raw materials, controlled substances, chemical precursors, drug paraphernalia, or other materials seized in connection with the offense;

(20)  Pay all or part of the reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the victim for psychological counseling made necessary by the offense or for counseling and education relating to acquired immune deficiency syndrome or human immunodeficiency virus made necessary by the offense;

(21)  Make one payment in an amount not to exceed $50 to a crime stoppers organization as defined by Section 414.001, Government Code, and as certified by the Texas Crime Stoppers Council;

(22)  Submit a DNA sample to the Department of Public Safety under Subchapter G, Chapter 411, Government Code, for the purpose of creating a DNA record of the defendant;

(23)  In any manner required by the judge, provide public notice of the offense for which the defendant was placed on community supervision in the county in which the offense was committed; and

(24)  Reimburse the county in which the prosecution was instituted for compensation paid to any interpreter in the case.

These are only the ordinary conditions of probation a Texas court may impose.   Different offenses may require specialized conditions, and the judge can and probably will impose additional "customized" conditions.