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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.088: RELIEF FROM DISABILITIES IN MENTAL HEALTH CASES.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
  3. SUBTITLE C. TEXAS MENTAL HEALTH CODE
  4. CHAPTER 574. COURT-ORDERED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
  5. SUBCHAPTER F. FURLOUGH, DISCHARGE, AND TERMINATION OF COURT-ORDERED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

(a) A person who is furloughed or discharged from court-ordered mental health services may petition the court that entered the commitment order for an order stating that the person qualifies for relief from a firearms disability.

(b) In determining whether to grant relief, the court must hear and consider evidence about:

(1) the circumstances that led to imposition of the firearms disability under 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(4);

(2) the person's mental history;

(3) the person's criminal history; and

(4) the person's reputation.

(c) A court may not grant relief unless it makes and enters in the record the following affirmative findings:

(1) the person is no longer likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety; and

(2) removing the person's disability to purchase a firearm is in the public interest.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (H.B. 3352), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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