Is it the parole officer or the lawyer who lifts the blue warramt
He has the RIGHT to a hearing before a judge.
If he wants such a hearing he MUST request one.
If the offender is alleged to have violated the terms of her/his Texas parole, a parole revocation warrant, (AKA - a blue warrant) issues and the parolee is arrested and incarcerated without the possibility for release on bond or bail.
The next step for the parolee is a hearing before a district court judge to establish the evidence that the terms of the parolee's release were violated.
Only a judge can order a bond for SOME offenders, or further confinement continues.
Eventually the parolee could be released back on parole, or a the parole board could the offender back to the custody and control of TDCJ (a state prison).
Who gets bond?
Who can get bail set on a blue warrant/parole hold?
I'm glad you asked. To be eligible you must meet some requirements. I'll just quote the statute and save us some time. Basically, you can't be the guy described below.
(1) has not been previously convicted of:
(A) an offense under Chapter 29, Penal Code;
(B) an offense under Title 5, Penal Code,
punishable as a felony; or
(C) an offense involving family violence, as
defined by Section 71.004, Family Code;
(2) is not on intensive supervision, super-intensive
supervision, or hyper-extreme-super supervision;
(3) is not an absconder;
(4) does not use curse words or racial slurs; and
(5) is not a threat to public safety.
Read on:
New Texas Law Allows Bond For Blue Warrants/Parole Holds
