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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 46B.074 — Competent testimony required

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 46B: INCOMPETENCY TO STAND TRIAL, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 46B.074

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 46B.074Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) A defendant may be committed to a jail-based competency restoration program, mental health facility, or residential care facility under this subchapter only on competent medical or psychiatric testimony provided by an expert qualified under Article 46B.022 . (b) The court may allow an expert to substitute the expert's report under Article 46B.025 for any testimony by the expert that may be required under this article.

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