Sec. 841.1461. CERTAIN EXPERT TESTIMONY NOT REQUIRED FOR CIVIL COMMITMENT OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR. A person who suffers from a behavioral abnormality as determined under this chapter is not because of that abnormality a person of unsound mind for purposes of Section 15-a, Article I, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators
Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators
Subchapter H. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 841.141. Rulemaking Authority
Section 841.142. Release or Exchange of Information
Section 841.143. Report, Record, or Statement Submitted to Court
Section 841.146. Civil Commitment Proceeding; Procedure and Costs
Section 841.1462. Privilege for Personal Information That Identifies Victim
Section 841.1463. Failure to Give Notice Within Relevant Period Not Jurisdictional Error
Section 841.151. Notice of Release of Sexually Violent Predator
Section 841.152. Certain Hearings by Closed-Circuit Video Teleconferencing Permitted
Section 841.153. State-Issued Identification; Necessary Documentation