Since 1983, CSOT has been recognized by the State of Texas as the experts in the treatment and management of sex offenders. CSOT sets forth the standards of practice for the sex offender treatment providers in the State.
The civil commitment of sexually violent predators function of the Council on Sex Offender Treatment has transferred to a new agency, the Office of Violent Sex Offender Management (OVSOM) effective 9/1/11. For all questions regarding civil commitment, please call the new OVSOM phone number at 512.873.8112, or visit their website at http://www.ovsom.texas.gov/. For questions regarding the Council on Sex Offender Treatment, please call 512.834.6628.
Questions regarding the licensing and regulation of sex offender treatment providers and the de-registration application process should still be directed to the Council on Sex Offender Treatment at its current contact numbers found on this webpage. Phone calls are now directed to a queue and are answered in order of receipt by Professional Licensing and Certification Unit customer service staff who are cross-trained to assist with multiple licensing programs. Watch the CSOT website for modifications and more information.
Eligibility Checklist for Early Termination
Go to Council Home Page and click on the Deregistration link in left column. A series of links will drop down. Click on Tiering of Sexual Offenses. You will be taken to the DPS Sex Offender Registration Website. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “Texas Offenses Tiered under Federal Adam Walsh Act”. If you find your one reportable conviction listed on the DPS list, then you may proceed to the Initial Eligibility Checklist form.
Please complete the form by providing the information requested. In addition to the checklist, you must submit the following documentation: Court documents stating the offense of conviction or adjudication with Penal Code citation; Court documents indicating when you started probation/parole, and the length of the term; A signed statement verifying that you have not been convicted of any offense for which imprisonment for more than 1 year may be imposed during the registration period, nor been convicted of any additional sex offenses including misdemeanors during the required registration period; Documentation stating successful completion of an appropriate sex offender treatment program; & the $50 fee. On your check, you must write Council on Sex Offender Treatment on the “Pay to the order of” and memo lines.
20th Annual Conference on the Management of Adults and Juveniles with Sexual Behavior Problems Update
If you attended the Tuesday morning presentation An Argument for Best Practices Approach in Sex Offender Treatment you may elect to use those two hours as ethics credit. However if you choose to apply these hours toward fulfilling your continuing education ethics requirement, you cannot also apply them toward fulfilling your offender hours requirement. You do not need to notify the Council regarding how you want those hours to be credited, but in the event your CEUs are audited you will need to indicate whether you have applied those hours to your ethics requirement or your offender hours requirement.
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Office of Violent Sex Offender Management (OVSOM)
The civil commitment of sexually violent predators function of the Council on Sex Offender Treatment has transferred to a new agency, the Office of Violent Sex Offender Management (OVSOM) effective 9/1/11. For all questions regarding civil commitment, please call the new OVSOM phone number at 512.873.8112 , or visit their website at http://www.ovsom.texas.gov/. For questions regarding the Council on Sex Offender Treatment, please call 512.834.6628.