Texas § HS.574.028 - RELEASE FROM DETENTION
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§ HS.574.028. RELEASE FROM DETENTION
RELEASE FROM DETENTION. (a) The magistrate or associate judge shall order the release of a person under a protective custody order if the magistrate or associate judge determines after the hearing under Section 574.025 that no probable cause exists to believe that the proposed patient presents a substantial risk of serious harm to himself or others. (b) Arrangements shall be made to return a person released under Subsection (a) to: (1) the location of the person's apprehension; (2) the person's residence in this state; or (3) another suitable location. (c) A facility administrator shall discharge a person held under a protective custody order if: (1) the facility administrator does not receive notice that the person's continued detention is authorized after a probable cause hearing held within 72 hours after the detention began, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and the period prescribed by Section 574.025 (b) for extreme emergencies; (2) a final order for court-ordered mental health services has not been entered within the time prescribed by Section 574.005 ; or (3) the facility administrator or the administrator's designee determines that the person no longer meets the criteria for protective custody prescribed by Section 574.022 . Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (H.B. 890 ), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009. SUBCHAPTER C. PROCEEDINGS FOR COURT-ORDERED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
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Section HS.574.028 ("RELEASE FROM DETENTION") 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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