{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-841.0837","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.0837","heading":"EMERGENCY DETENTION ORDER.","body":"The office may issue an emergency detention order for a committed person's immediate apprehension and transportation to an office-designated location for the purpose of:\n(1) returning the person to a more restrictive setting following:\n(A) a transfer to less restrictive housing and supervision under Section 841.0834; or\n(B) a release under Section 841.0836; or\n(2) for a recently committed person who is not in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice at the time the commitment order is entered, bringing the person under the supervision of the office.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1576), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2017.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 431 (S.B. 906), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 11. CIVIL COMMITMENT OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS","CHAPTER 841. CIVIL COMMITMENT OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS","SUBCHAPTER E. CIVIL COMMITMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.841.htm#841.0837","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"83f83de9d090e210fe3461fd0df69562c7cb803b70ada383600ec1b690e1cc5e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-841.0836","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-841.0838"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}