Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.179 · Subchapter G. COURT ORDERS FOR MANAGEMENT OF PERSONS WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
TRANSPORTATION OF PERSON.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The court shall order the sheriff or constable to transport the person to the designated health care facility.
(b) A female shall be accompanied by a female attendant during conveyance to the health care facility.
(c) The health authority or department shall instruct the sheriff or constable on procedures that may be necessary in transporting the person to prevent the spread of the disease.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 14, eff. May 23, 1997.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.81.htm
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