Texas § 46B.027 COMPENSATION OF EXPERTS; REIMBURSEMENT OF FACILITIES.

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§ 46B.027 — COMPENSATION OF EXPERTS; REIMBURSEMENT OF FACILITIES.

Texas § 46B.027

Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 46B.027 (2026).

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Art. 46B.027. COMPENSATION OF EXPERTS; REIMBURSEMENT OF FACILITIES.

(a)For any appointment under this chapter, the county in which the indictment was returned or information was filed shall pay for services described by Articles 46B.021 (a)(1) and (2). If those services are provided by an expert who is an employee of the local mental health authority or local intellectual and developmental disability authority, the county shall pay the authority for the services.

(b)The county in which the indictment was returned or information was filed shall reimburse a facility that accepts a defendant for examination under this chapter for expenses incurred that are reasonably necessary and incidental to the proper examination of the defendant. SUBCHAPTER C. INCOMPETENCY TRIAL

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Art. 46B.027. COMPENSATION OF EXPERTS; REIMBURSEMENT OF FACILITIES. (a) For any appointment under this chapter, the county in which the indictment was returned or information was filed shall pay for services described by Articles 46B.021 (a)(1) and (2). If those services are provided by an expert who is an employee of the local mental health authority or local intellectual and developmental disability authority, the county shall pay the authority for the services.
(b) The county in which the indictment was returned or information was filed shall reimburse a facility that accepts a defendant for examination under this chapter for expenses incurred that are reasonably necessary and incidental to the proper examination of the defendant.
SUBCHAPTER C. INCOMPETENCY TRIAL

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 35, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 6.010, eff. April 2, 2015.