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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 46B.078 — Charges subsequently dismissed

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.078

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.078Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

If the charges pending against a defendant are dismissed, the court that issued the order under Article 46B.0711 , 46B.072 , or 46B.073 shall send a copy of the order of dismissal to the sheriff of the county in which the court is located and to the head of the facility, the provider of the jail-based competency restoration program, or the provider of the outpatient competency restoration program, as appropriate. On receipt of the copy of the order, the facility or program shall discharge the defendant into the care of the sheriff or sheriff's deputy for transportation in the manner described by Article 46B.082 .

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