Tex. Health & Safety Code § 841.204 · Subchapter I. ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN MEDICATION TO CERTAIN SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS
RIGHTS OF COMMITTED PERSON.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A committed person for whom an application under Section 841.203 is filed is entitled to:
(1) representation by a court-appointed attorney who is knowledgeable about issues to be adjudicated at the hearing;
(2) meet with that attorney as soon as is practicable to prepare for the hearing and to discuss any of the committed person's questions or concerns;
(3) receive, immediately after the time of the hearing is set, a copy of the application and written notice of the time, place, and date of the hearing;
(4) be told, at the time personal notice of the hearing is given, of the committed person's right to a hearing and right to the assistance of an attorney to prepare for the hearing and to answer any questions or concerns;
(5) be present at the hearing;
(6) request from the court an independent expert; and
(7) be notified orally, at the conclusion of the hearing, of the court's determinations of the committed person's capacity and best interests.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2023.
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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.841.htm
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