Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 14A.057 · Subchapter B. DISMISSAL OF AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CLAIM
SUBMISSION OF EVIDENCE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The court may request a person with an admissible document or admissible testimony relevant to the subject matter of the hearing to submit a copy of the document or written statement stating the substance of the testimony.
(b) A written statement submitted under this section must be made under oath or made as an unsworn declaration under Section 132.001.
(c) A copy of a document submitted under this section must be accompanied by a certification executed under oath by an appropriate custodian of the record stating that the copy is correct and any other matter relating to the admissibility of the document that the court requires.
(d) A person submitting a written statement or document under this section is not required to appear at the hearing.
(e) The court shall require that the civilly committed individual be provided with a copy of each written statement or document not later than the 14th day before the date on which the hearing is to begin.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 203 (S.B. 1180), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2023.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2023.
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