Section 145.13 - Action upon Review; Consecutive (Cumulative) Felony Sentencing(a) This section applies only to an offender sentenced to serve consecutive sentences if each sentence in the series is for an offense committed on or after September 1, 1987.(b) A parole panel shall review for parole consideration consecutive felony sentencing cases as determined and in the sequence submitted by the TDCJ.(c) If the case under parole consideration is a pre-final consecutive felony sentencing case, the parole panel may: (1) defer for request and receipt of further information;(2) vote CU/FI (Month/Year Cause Number), designate the date on which the offender would have been eligible for release on parole if the offender had been sentenced to serve a single sentence. This date shall be within a three-year incarceration period following the panel decision;(3) vote CU/NR (Month/Year Cause Number), deny favorable parole action and set the next review date at one year from the panel decision date. If the offender is serving an offense under Section 508.149(a), Government Code, or second or third degree under Section 22.04, Penal Code; the next review date (month/year) may be set at any date in the five-year incarceration period following the panel decision date, but in no event shall it be less than one (1) calendar year from the panel decision date; or(4) vote CU/SA (Month/Year Cause Number): If the offender is serving an offense under Section 508.149(a), Government Code, or second or third degree under Section 22.04, Penal Code deny release and order serve-all, but in no event shall this be utilized if the offender's maximum expiration date is over five (5) years from the date of the panel decision. If the offender is not serving an offense under Section 508.149(a), Government Code, deny release and order serve-all, but in no event shall this be utilized if the offender's maximum expiration date is over one (1) year from the date of the panel decision.(d) If the case under parole consideration is the last and final in a series of consecutive felony sentencing cases, the case shall be reviewed under § 145.12 of this title (relating to Action upon Review).(e) When a parole panel reviews for parole consideration a consecutive felony sentencing case, the parole panel shall indicate the Cause Number of the consecutive felony sentencing case it is considering.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 145.13
The provisions of this §145.13 adopted to be effective June 30, 1997, 22 TexReg 5843; amended to be effective Septmeber 26, 2002, 27 TexReg 8964; amended to be effective February 5, 2004, 29 TexReg 1209; amended to be effective October 27, 2013, 38 TexReg 7314; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 45, November 9, 2018, TexReg 7466, eff. 11/18/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 05, February 3, 2023, TexReg 0522, eff. 2/9/2023