{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-574.024","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.024","heading":"APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY.","body":"(a) When a protective custody order is signed, the judge or designated magistrate shall appoint an attorney to represent a proposed patient who does not have an attorney.\n(b) Within a reasonable time before a hearing is held under Section 574.025, the court that ordered the protective custody shall provide to the proposed patient and the proposed patient's attorney a written notice that states:\n(1) that the proposed patient has been placed under a protective custody order;\n(2) the grounds for the order; and\n(3) the time and place of the hearing to determine probable cause.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBTITLE C. TEXAS MENTAL HEALTH CODE","CHAPTER 574. COURT-ORDERED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B. PROTECTIVE CUSTODY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.574.htm#574.024","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"fe877e1aa6458495450650f6b22b3657ecc29f7f8f54ef43dfc8e45164cf9e9a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-574.023","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-574.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}