Sec. 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.
(b) A person admitted to a facility under Section 573.022 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(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.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code
Chapter 573 - Emergency Detention
Subchapter C. Emergency Detention, Release, and Rights
Section 573.021. Preliminary Examination
Section 573.022. Emergency Admission and Detention
Section 573.023. Release From Emergency Detention
Section 573.024. Transportation After Release
Section 573.025. Rights of Persons Apprehended, Detained, or Transported for Emergency Detention