Sec. 498.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Inmate" means a person imprisoned by order of a court, whether the person is actually imprisoned in a facility operated by or under contract with the institutional division or is under the supervision or custody of the parole division. (2) "Term" means: (A) the term of confinement in the institutional division stated in the sentence of the convicting court, if the inmate is serving a sentence for a single offense; (B) the term of confinement established by Section 508.150 , if the inmate is serving two or more sentences consecutively; or (C) the longest term of confinement in the institutional division stated in the sentence of the convicting court, if the inmate is serving two or more concurrent sentences.
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