Tex. Health & Safety Code § 841.144 · Subchapter H. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
COUNSEL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Immediately after the filing of a petition under Section 841.041, a person subject to a civil commitment proceeding under this chapter is entitled to the assistance of counsel at all stages of the proceeding.
(b) If the person is indigent, the court shall appoint counsel as appropriate under Section 841.005 to assist the person.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.841.htm
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