Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 46B.151 — Court determination related to civil commitment
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.151
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.
(a) If a court is required by Article 46B.084 (f) or by its appropriate determination under Article 46B.071 to proceed under this subchapter, or if the court is permitted by Article 46B.004 (e) to proceed under this subchapter, the court shall determine whether there is evidence to support a finding that the defendant is either a person with mental illness or a person with an intellectual disability. (b) If it appears to the court that there is evidence to support a finding of mental illness or an intellectual disability, the court shall enter an order transferring the defendant to the appropriate court for civil commitment proceedings and stating that all charges pending against the defendant in that court have been dismissed. The court may order the defendant: (1) detained in jail or any other suitable place pending the prompt initiation and prosecution by the attorney for the state or other person designated by the court of appropriate civil proceedings to determine whether the defendant will be committed to a mental health facility or residential care facility; or (2) placed in the care of a responsible person on satisfactory security being given for the defendant's proper care and protection. (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a defendant placed in a facility of the commission pending civil hearing under this article may be detained in that facility only with the consent of the head of the facility and pursuant to an order of protective custody issued under Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code. (d) If the court does not detain or place the defendant under Subsection (b), the court shall release the defendant.
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