Sec. 593.043. REPRESENTATION BY COUNSEL; APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY. (a) The proposed resident shall be represented by an attorney who shall represent the rights and legal interests of the proposed resident without regard to who initiates the proceedings or pays the attorney's fee.
(b) If the proposed resident cannot afford counsel, the court shall appoint an attorney not later than the 11th day before the date set for the hearing.
(c) An attorney appointed under this section is entitled to a reasonable fee. The county in which the proceeding is brought shall pay the attorney's fee from the county's general fund.
(d) The parent, if the proposed resident is a minor, or the guardian of the person may be represented by legal counsel during the proceedings.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle D - Persons With an Intellectual Disability Act
Chapter 593 - Admission and Commitment to Intellectual Disability Services
Subchapter C. Commitment to Residential Care Facility
Section 593.041. Application for Placement; Jurisdiction
Section 593.042. Form of Application
Section 593.043. Representation by Counsel; Appointment of Attorney
Section 593.044. Order for Protective Custody
Section 593.045. Detention in Protective Custody
Section 593.046. Release From Protective Custody
Section 593.047. Setting on Application
Section 593.048. Hearing Notice
Section 593.049. Hearing Before Jury; Procedure
Section 593.050. Conduct of Hearing
Section 593.051. Dismissal After Hearing
Section 593.052. Order for Commitment
Section 593.054. Not a Judgment of Incompetence