Sec. 573.0021. DUTY OF PEACE OFFICER TO NOTIFY PROBATE COURTS. As soon as practicable, but not later than the first working day after the date a peace officer takes a person who is a ward into custody, the peace officer shall notify the court having jurisdiction over the ward's guardianship of the ward's detention or transportation to a facility in accordance with Section 573.001.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 313 (S.B. 1096), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code
Chapter 573 - Emergency Detention
Subchapter A. Apprehension by Peace Officer or Transportation for Emergency Detention by Guardian
Section 573.001. Apprehension by Peace Officer Without Warrant
Section 573.002. Peace Officer's Notification of Detention
Section 573.0021. Duty of Peace Officer to Notify Probate Courts
Section 573.003. Transportation for Emergency Detention by Guardian
Section 573.004. Guardian's Application for Emergency Detention