Tex. Gov't Code Section 125.002
Authority to Establish Program

The commissioners court of a county may establish a mental health court program for persons who:

(1)

have been arrested for or charged with a misdemeanor or felony; and

(2)

are suspected by a law enforcement agency or a court of having a mental illness or an intellectual disability.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1120, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1130 (H.B. 2518), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 616 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 747 (S.B. 462), Sec. 1.06, eff. September 1, 2013.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (H.B. 446), Sec. 5.04, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 125.002 — Authority to Establish Program, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­125.­htm#125.­002 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

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