Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Board Policies and Directives
Board policies set standards and guidelines for administering the business of the board and are adopted by board vote.
Board directives are more specific instructions in carrying out its statutory responsibilities and are issued by chair/presiding officer.
Anyone wishing to create a policy handbook may click on the "Policy Handbook Table of Contents" link below, save the file to a hard drive, and print the document for insertion in a binder. The Table of Contents and specific pages may be replaced whenever updated.
Table of Contents
Please click on the "Policy Handbook Table of Contents" link below, and save the file to your hard drive. You can then print the document and insert it in your policy handbook. Dispose of the table of contents that this one supersedes.
Policy Handbook Table of Contents 08/20/2026
| Policy # | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Board Policies | ||
| BPP-POL.141.200 | Board of Pardons and Paroles Mission Statement | |
| BPP-POL.141.201 | Policy Statement on Internal Audit Procedures | |
| BPP-POL.141.202 | Public Comments and Public Presentations | |
| BPP-POL.141.203 | Use of Technology | |
| BPP-POL.141.204 | Negotiated Rulemaking | |
| BPP-POL.141.300 | Handgun Policy | |
| BPP-POL.141.400 | Offender Transfer From TDCJ CID to Federal Custody | |
| BPP-POL.143.200 | Clemency | |
| BPP-POL.145.200 | Extraordinary Vote | |
| BPP-POL.145.201 | Action Upon Review – Release Denied | |
| BPP-POL.145.202 | Discretionary Mandatory Supervision | |
| BPP-POL.145.203 | Eligibility for Release; Consecutive (Cumulative) Felony Sentences | |
| BPP-POL.145.204 | Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision | |
| BPP-POL.145.205 | Designation of Standardized Distance for Child Safety Zones | |
| BPP-POL.145.206 | Special Review – Release Denied | |
| BPP-POL 145.207 | Board Policy Repeal BPP-POL. 145.207 Extraordinary Vote (HB 1914) | |
| BPP-POL.145.208 | Initial Review | |
| BPP-POL.145.209 | Early Release on Parole | |
| BPP-POL.145.250 | Special Condition “C” (Prohibited Financial Activities) | |
| BPP-POL.145.251 | Special Condition “D” (Release to Detainer) | |
| BPP-POL.145.252 | Special Condition “E” (Educational Skill Level and Vocational Training) | |
| BPP-POL.145.254 | Special Condition “I” (Employer Notification) | |
| BPP-POL.145.255 | Special Condition “L” (Maximum Level of Supervision) | |
| BPP-POL.145.256 | Special Condition “M” (Sex Offender Registration Condition and DNA Submission) | |
| BPP-POL.145.257 | Special Condition “P” (Special Needs Offender Program) | |
| BPP-POL.145.258 | Special Condition “R” (Restitution) | |
| BPP-POL.145.259 | Special Condition “S” (Substance Abuse) | |
| BPP-POL.145.260 | Special Condition SISP (Super Intensive Supervision Program) | |
| BPP-POL.145.261 | Special Condition “T” (Electronic Monitoring) | |
| BPP-POL.145.262 | Special Condition “V” (Victim) | |
| BPP-POL.145.263 | Special Condition “X” (Sex Offender Condition) | |
| BPP-POL.145.264 | Board Policy Repeal BPP-POL. 145.264 Special Condition “Z” (Not to Reside in or Enter a Specified County) | |
| BPP-POL.145.265 | Special Condition “N” (Prohibition on Internet Access for Certain Sex Offenders) | |
| BPP-POL.145.266 | Gang Renouncement and Disassociation | |
| BPP-POL.145.267 | Special Condition “ISF” (Intermediate Sanction Facility) | |
| BPP-POL.145.269 | Policy Statement on Imposition of the “No Contact” Special Condition | |
| BPP-POL.145.270 | Policy Statement on Imposition of Special Conditions | |
| BPP-POL.145.271 | Special Condition “A” (Not To Reside In A Specified County) | |
| BPP-POL.146.251 | Special Condition “SAFP” (Substance Abuse Felony Program) | |
| BPP-POL.146.252 | Preliminary Hearings – Pending Criminal Charges | |
| BPP-POL.146.255 | Revocation Hearings – Pending Criminal Charges | |
| BPP-POL.148.200 | Sex Offender Conditions – Releasee Not Convicted of a Sex Offense | |
| Board Directives | ||
| BPP-DIR.141.300 | Board Policy-Making and Management Responsibilities | |
| BPP-DIR.141.301 | Work Hours for Board Office Staff | |
| BPP-DIR.141.302 | Work Hours for Members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles | |
| BPP-DIR.141.303 | Board Directive Rescission BPP-DIR.141.303 Board of Pardons and Paroles Duty Panels | |
| BPP-DIR.141.304 | Parole Panels | |
| BPP-DIR.141.305 | Travel | |
| BPP-DIR.141.306 | Videoconferencing and Teleconferencing | |
| BPP-DIR.141.307 | Departure Processing Procedures | |
| BPP-DIR.141.308 | Personal Body Alarms | |
| BPP-DIR.141.309 | Ethics Policy | |
| BPP-DIR.141.310 | General Counsel’s Office Policy | |
| BPP-DIR.141.311 | Review and Implementation of Legislation | |
| BPP-DIR.141.312 | Board Directive Rescission BPP-Dir 141.312 Analyst Coverage | |
| BPP-DIR.141.313 | Parole Officer Career Ladder | |
| BPP-DIR.141.314 | Board Directive Rescission BPP-DIR.141.314 | |
| Performance Evaluation-Parole Commissioner | ||
| BPP-DIR.141.315 | Employee Identification Card | |
| BPP-DIR.141.316 | Board of Pardons and Paroles Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) | |
| BPP-DIR.141.317 | Records Management | |
| BPP-DIR.141.318 | The Board of Pardons and Paroles Vehicle Directive | |
| BPP-DIR.141.319 | Rescission of BPP-DIR.141.319 Carrying A Handgun | |
| BPP-DIR.141.320 | Budget Expenditure Approval | |
| BPP-DIR.141.330 | Policies and Procedures | |
| BPP-DIR.141.351 | Records of Complaints | |
| BPP-DIR.141.352 | Public Information Policy | |
| BPP-DIR.141.353 | Visitors on Behalf of An Inmate | |
| BPP-DIR.141.355 | Offender Parole Interviews If Incarcerated for 20 or 30 Consecutive Years | |
| BPP-DIR.141.357 | Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles Electronic Mail (E-Mail) | |
| BPP-DIR.141.358 | Visitors Registration | |
| BPP-DIR.141.359 | Operational Review | |
| BPP-DIR.141.400 | Expunctions | |
| BPP-DIR.143.300 | Clemency for Capital Cases | |
| BPP-DIR.143.330 | Full Pardon - Conviction | |
| BPP-DIR.143.340 | Full Pardon – Deferred Adjudication | |
| BPP-DIR.143.350 | Reprieves - Family and Emergency Medical | |
| BPP-DIR.143.370 | Clemency - Human Trafficking - Domestic Violence | |
| BPP-DIR.143.390 | Clemency Rules Workgroup | |
| BPP-DIR.145.300 | Action Upon Review - Approval | |
| BPP-DIR.145.301 | Extraordinary Vote (SB 45 and HB 1914) | |
| BPP-DIR.145.302 | Rescind BPP-DIR. 145.302 Proposing New Special Conditions | |
| BPP-DIR.145.303 | Notification of a Parole Panel Decision | |
| BPP-DIR.145.304 | Cumulative or Consecutive Sentences | |
| BPP-DIR.145.307 | Sex Offender Education Program (FI-4R) and Sex Offender Treatment Programs (FI-9R and FI-18R) | |
| BPP-DIR.145.308 | Protest Mail From Trial Officials | |
| BPP-DIR.145.310 | Personal Appearance on Victim’s Behalf | |
| BPP-DIR.145.311 | Special Review - Release Denied | |
| BPP-DIR.145.350 | Conditions of Parole | |
| BPP-DIR.145.351 | Special Condition SISP – Annual or Bi-Annual Review | |
| BPP-DIR 145.352 | Special Condition Work Group | |
| BPP-DIR.146.300 | Motion to Reopen Hearing | |
| BPP-DIR.148.300 | Sex Offender Conditions – Releasee Not Convicted of a Sex Offense | |
Updated 08/20/2026