Tex. Health & Safety Code § 571.012 · Chapter 571. GENERAL PROVISIONS
COURT HOURS; AVAILABILITY OF JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The probate court or court having probate jurisdiction shall be open for proceedings under this subtitle during normal business hours. The probate judge or magistrate shall be available at all times at the request of a person apprehended or detained under Chapter 573, or a proposed patient under Chapter 574.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 485, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.571.htm
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