Texas § 42A.506 COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR DEFENDANT WITH MENTAL IMPAIRMENT.

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§ 42A.506 — COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR DEFENDANT WITH MENTAL IMPAIRMENT.

Texas § 42A.506

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 42A.506 (2026).

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Art. 42A.506. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR DEFENDANT WITH MENTAL IMPAIRMENT. If the judge places a defendant on community supervision and the defendant is determined to be a person with mental illness or a person with an intellectual disability, as provided by Article 16.22 or Chapter 46B or in a psychological evaluation conducted under Article 42A.253 (a)(6), the judge may require the defendant as a condition of community supervision to submit to outpatient or inpatient mental health or intellectual disability treatment if:

(1)the defendant's:

(A)mental impairment is chronic in nature; or

(B)ability to function independently will continue to deteriorate if the defendant does not receive mental health or intellectual disability services; and

(2)the judge determines, in consultation with a

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Art. 42A.506. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR DEFENDANT WITH MENTAL IMPAIRMENT. If the judge places a defendant on community supervision and the defendant is determined to be a person with mental illness or a person with an intellectual disability, as provided by Article 16.22 or Chapter 46B or in a psychological evaluation conducted under Article 42A.253 (a)(6), the judge may require the defendant as a condition of community supervision to submit to outpatient or inpatient mental health or intellectual disability treatment if:
(1) the defendant's:
(A) mental impairment is chronic in nature; or
(B) ability to function independently will continue to deteriorate if the defendant does not receive mental health or intellectual disability services; and
(2) the judge determines, in consultation with a local mental health or intellectual disability services provider, that mental health or intellectual disability services, as appropriate, are available for the defendant through:
(A) the Department of State Health Services or the Department of Aging and Disability Services under Section 534.053 , Health and Safety Code; or
(B) another mental health or intellectual disability services provider.