Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 573.023
Release from Emergency Detention

(a)

A person apprehended by a peace officer or transported for emergency detention under Subchapter A or detained under Subchapter B shall be released on completion of the preliminary examination unless the person is admitted to a facility under Section 573.022 (Emergency Admission and Detention).

(b)

A person admitted to a facility under Section 573.022 (Emergency Admission and Detention) shall be released if the facility administrator determines at any time during the emergency detention period that one of the criteria prescribed by Section 573.022 (Emergency Admission and Detention)(a)(2) no longer applies.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 692, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1369, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Section 573.023 — Release from Emergency Detention, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­573.­htm#573.­023 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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