Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code
Chapter 571 - General Provisions

Section 571.001. Short Title - Sec. 571.001. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as...

Section 571.002. Purpose - Sec. 571.002. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subtitle is to...

Section 571.003. Definitions - Sec. 571.003. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle: (1) Repealed by Acts...

Section 571.004. Least Restrictive Appropriate Setting - Sec. 571.004. LEAST RESTRICTIVE APPROPRIATE SETTING. The least restrictive appropriate...

Section 571.005. Texas Mental Health Code Information Program - Sec. 571.005. TEXAS MENTAL HEALTH CODE INFORMATION PROGRAM. (a) The...

Section 571.006. Executive Commissioner and Department Powers - Sec. 571.006. EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT POWERS. (a) The executive...

Section 571.0065. Treatment Methods - Sec. 571.0065. TREATMENT METHODS. (a) The executive commissioner by rule...

Section 571.0066. Prescription Medication Information - Sec. 571.0066. PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION INFORMATION. (a) The executive commissioner by...

Section 571.0067. Restraint and Seclusion - Sec. 571.0067. RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION. A person providing services to...

Section 571.007. Delegation of Powers and Duties - Sec. 571.007. DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) Except as...

Section 571.008. Return of Committed Patient to State of Residence - Sec. 571.008. RETURN OF COMMITTED PATIENT TO STATE OF RESIDENCE....

Section 571.0081. Return of Committed Patient to State of Residence; Reciprocal Agreements - Sec. 571.0081. RETURN OF COMMITTED PATIENT TO STATE OF RESIDENCE;...

Section 571.009. Effect of Certain Conditions on Admission or Commitment - Sec. 571.009. EFFECT OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON ADMISSION OR COMMITMENT....

Section 571.010. Agent for Service of Process - Sec. 571.010. AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS. (a) The facility...

Section 571.011. Application to Persons Charged With Crime - Sec. 571.011. APPLICATION TO PERSONS CHARGED WITH CRIME. (a) A...

Section 571.012. Court Hours; Availability of Judge or Magistrate - Sec. 571.012. COURT HOURS; AVAILABILITY OF JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE. The...

Section 571.013. Method of Giving Notice - Sec. 571.013. METHOD OF GIVING NOTICE. Except as otherwise provided...

Section 571.014. Filing Requirements - Sec. 571.014. FILING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Each application, petition, certificate, or...

Section 571.015. Inspection of Court Records - Sec. 571.015. INSPECTION OF COURT RECORDS. (a) Each paper in...

Section 571.016. Representation of State - Sec. 571.016. REPRESENTATION OF STATE. Unless specified otherwise, in a...

Section 571.0165. Extension of Detention Period - Sec. 571.0165. EXTENSION OF DETENTION PERIOD. (a) If extremely hazardous...

Section 571.0166. Proceedings on Behalf of the State - Sec. 571.0166. PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF THE STATE. All applications...

Section 571.0167. Habeas Corpus Proceedings - Sec. 571.0167. HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS. (a) A petition for a...

Section 571.017. Compensation of Court-Appointed Personnel - Sec. 571.017. COMPENSATION OF COURT-APPOINTED PERSONNEL. (a) The court shall...

Section 571.018. Costs - Sec. 571.018. COSTS. (a) The costs for a hearing or...

Section 571.019. Limitation of Liability - Sec. 571.019. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. (a) A person who participates...

Section 571.020. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 571.020. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 571.021. Enforcement Officers - Sec. 571.021. ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. The state attorney general and the...

Section 571.022. Injunction - Sec. 571.022. INJUNCTION. (a) At the request of the department,...

Section 571.023. Civil Penalty - Sec. 571.023. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person is subject to...

Section 571.024. Notice of Suit - Sec. 571.024. NOTICE OF SUIT. Not later than the seventh...

Section 571.025. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 571.025. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The department may impose an...

Section 571.026. Recovery of Costs - Sec. 571.026. RECOVERY OF COSTS. If the attorney general brings...