{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-462.068","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.068","heading":"RELEASE AFTER HEARING.","body":"(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.\n(b) If the court denies the application, the court shall order the discharge of a proposed patient who is not at liberty.\nAmended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 175, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1173, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.462.htm#462.068","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"566ac9e0a01c9dfe9a6bac256ff990e1ec97260e12a43988d6a1d91d3b57aaf6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-462.067","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-462.069"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}