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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 46B.083 — Supporting commitment information provided by facility or program

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.083

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.083Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) If the head of the facility, the jail-based competency restoration program provider, or the outpatient competency restoration program provider believes that the defendant is a person with mental illness and meets the criteria for court-ordered mental health services under Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, the head of the facility or the program provider shall have submitted to the court a certificate of medical examination for mental illness. (b) If the head of the facility, the jail-based competency restoration program provider, or the outpatient competency restoration program provider believes that the defendant is a person with an intellectual disability, the head of the facility or the program provider shall have submitted to the court an affidavit stating the conclusions reached as a result of the examination.

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