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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.023 Apprehension Under Order
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Sec. 574.023. APPREHENSION UNDER ORDER. (a) A protective custody order shall direct a person authorized to transport patients under Section 574.045 to take the proposed patient into protective custody and transport the person immediately to a mental health facility deemed suitabl…
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.024 Appointment of Attorney
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Sec. 574.024. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY. (a) When a protective custody order is signed, the judge or designated magistrate shall appoint an attorney to represent a proposed patient who does not have an attorney. (b) Within a reasonable time before a hearing is held under Section 57…
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.025 Probable Cause Hearing
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Sec. 574.025. PROBABLE CAUSE HEARING. (a) A hearing must be held to determine if: (1) there is probable cause to believe that a proposed patient under a protective custody order presents a substantial risk of serious harm to the proposed patient or others to the extent that the p…
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.026 Order For Continued Detention
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Sec. 574.026. ORDER FOR CONTINUED DETENTION. (a) The magistrate or associate judge shall order that a proposed patient remain in protective custody if the magistrate or associate judge determines after the hearing that an adequate factual basis exists for probable cause to believ…