Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 81.168 — RELEASE FROM DETENTION
HS § 81.168Title 2. HEALTH · Part D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES · Ch. 81. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES · Art. G. COURT ORDERS FOR MANAGEMENT OF PERSONS WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Statute text
View on source(a)The magistrate or master shall order the release of a person under a protective custody order if the magistrate or master determines after the hearing under Section 81.165 that no probable cause exists to believe that the person presents a substantial risk of serious harm to himself or others.
(b)Arrangements shall be made to return a person released under Subsection (a) to:
(1)the location at which the person was apprehended;
(2)the person's place of residence in this state; or
(3)another suitable location.
(c)The head of a facility shall discharge a person held under a protective custody order if:
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 258 (S.B. 11), Sec. 14.11, eff. September 1, 2007.