Texas § HS.462.061 - COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT
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§ HS.462.061. COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT
COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT; JURISDICTION. (a) A proceeding for court-ordered treatment under this chapter shall be held in a constitutional county court, a statutory county court having probate jurisdiction, or a statutory probate court in the county in which the proposed patient resides, is found, or is receiving court-ordered treatment or treatment under Section 462.041 when the application is filed unless otherwise specifically designated. (b) If the hearing is to be held in a constitutional county court in which the judge is not a licensed attorney, the proposed patient may request that the proceeding be transferred to a statutory court having probate jurisdiction or to a district court. The county judge shall transfer the case after receiving the request and the receiving court shall hear the case as if it had been originally filed in that court. (c) The commitment of a juvenile under this subchapter must be heard in a district court or statutory court that has juvenile or probate jurisdiction. The commitment of a juvenile under Section 462.081 may be heard only in a court that has juvenile jurisdiction. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 175, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
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