Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 46C.202 - Detention or Release(a) Notwithstanding Article 46C.201(b), a person placed in a commission facility pending civil hearing as described by that subsection may be detained only with the consent of the head of the facility and under an Order of Protective Custody issued under Subtitle C or D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code.(b) If the court does not detain or place the person under Article 46C.201(b), the court shall release the person.Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 46C.202
Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1276,Sec. 19, eff. 9/1/2019.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1212,Sec. 16, eff. 6/14/2019.Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2005.