Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 576.002 - Presumption of Competency(a) The provision of court-ordered, emergency, or voluntary mental health services to a person is not a determination or adjudication of mental incompetency and does not limit the person's rights as a citizen, or the person's property rights or legal capacity.(b) There is a rebuttable presumption that a person is mentally competent unless a judicial finding to the contrary is made under the Estates Code.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 576.002
Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 324,Sec. 22.047, eff. 9/1/2017.Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1309, Sec. 2, eff. 6/16/2001.Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1991.