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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.068: RELEASE AFTER HEARING.
Where this section sits in the code
- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
- SUBTITLE B. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS
- CHAPTER 462. TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH CHEMICAL DEPENDENCIES
- SUBCHAPTER D. COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT
(a) The court shall enter an order denying an application for court-ordered treatment if after a hearing the court or jury fails to find, from clear and convincing evidence, that the proposed patient is a person with a chemical dependency and meets the criteria for court-ordered treatment.
(b) If the court denies the application, the court shall order the discharge of a proposed patient who is not at liberty.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 175, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1173, eff. April 2, 2015.
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