A registrant under Section 508.083 must file a fee affidavit before first contacting certain board or department staff on behalf of an inmate, and must update it if compensation later exceeds the reported amount.
Sec. 508.084. FEE AFFIDAVIT. (a) A person required to register under Section 508.083, before the person first contacts a member of the board, an employee of the board, or an employee of the department on behalf of an inmate, shall file a fee affidavit with the department in a form prescribed by the department for each inmate the person represents for compensation. (b) The fee affidavit must be written and verified and contain a statement of: (1) the registrant's full name and address; (2) the registrant's normal business, business phone number, and business address; (3) the full name of any former member or employee of the board or the Texas Board of Criminal Justice or any former employee of the department with whom the registrant: (A) is associated; (B) has a relationship as an employer or employee; or (C) maintains a contractual relationship to provide services; (4) the full name and institutional identification number of the inmate the registrant represents; (5) the amount of compensation the registrant has received or expects to receive in exchange for the representation; and (6) the name of the person providing the compensation. (c) If a registrant receives compensation in excess of the amount reported on the fee affidavit, the registrant shall file with the department, not later than the fifth day after the date the registrant receives compensation in excess of the reported amount, a supplemental fee affidavit in a form prescribed by the department indicating the total amount of compensation received for representing the inmate. (d) For each fee affidavit and supplemental fee affidavit received, the department shall: (1) keep a copy of the affidavit in a central location; and (2) not later than the third day after the date the affidavit is filed, place a copy of the affidavit in the inmate's file that is reviewed by a parole panel or the board. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.