Texas § CR.16.23 - DIVERSION OF PERSONS SUFFERING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUE
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§ CR.16.23. DIVERSION OF PERSONS SUFFERING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUE
DIVERSION OF PERSONS SUFFERING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUE. (a) Each law enforcement agency shall make a good faith effort to divert a person suffering a mental health crisis or suffering from the effects of substance abuse to a proper treatment center in the agency's jurisdiction if: (1) there is an available and appropriate treatment center in the agency's jurisdiction to which the agency may divert the person; (2) it is reasonable to divert the person; (3) the offense that the person is accused of is a misdemeanor, other than a misdemeanor involving violence; and (4) the mental health crisis or substance abuse issue is suspected to be the reason the person committed the alleged offense. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who is accused of an offense under Section 49.04 , 49.045 , 49.05 , 49.06 , 49.061 , 49.065 , 49.07 , or 49.08 , Penal Code. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1849 ), Sec. 2.02, eff. September 1, 2017. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 813 (H.B. 1163 ), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023.
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Section CR.16.23 ("DIVERSION OF PERSONS SUFFERING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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