{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-571.012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 571.012","heading":"COURT HOURS; AVAILABILITY OF JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE.","body":"The probate court or court having probate jurisdiction shall be open for proceedings under this subtitle during normal business hours. The probate judge or magistrate shall be available at all times at the request of a person apprehended or detained under Chapter 573, or a proposed patient under Chapter 574.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 485, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBTITLE C. TEXAS MENTAL HEALTH CODE","CHAPTER 571. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.571.htm#571.012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"7f437037e8e1601ba3f37068c7b0e9e0830e56b0c382499b76a34288399f5f32","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-571.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-571.013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}