Texas § 46C.158 CONTINUING JURISDICTION OF DANGEROUS ACQUITTED PERSON.

Texas Statutes

§ 46C.158 — CONTINUING JURISDICTION OF DANGEROUS ACQUITTED PERSON.

Texas § 46C.158

Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure

This text of Texas § 46C.158 (CONTINUING JURISDICTION OF DANGEROUS ACQUITTED PERSON.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 46C.158 (2026).

Text

Art. 46C.158. CONTINUING JURISDICTION OF DANGEROUS ACQUITTED PERSON. If the court finds that the offense of which the person was acquitted involved conduct that caused serious bodily injury to another person, placed another person in imminent danger of serious bodily injury, or consisted of a threat of serious bodily injury to another person through the use of a deadly weapon, the court retains jurisdiction over the acquitted person until either:

(1)the court discharges the person and terminates its jurisdiction under Article 46C.268 ; or

(2)the cumulative total period of institutionalization and outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision under the court's jurisdiction equals the maximum term provided by law for the offense of which the person was acquitted by reason of insa

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Art. 46C.158. CONTINUING JURISDICTION OF DANGEROUS ACQUITTED PERSON. If the court finds that the offense of which the person was acquitted involved conduct that caused serious bodily injury to another person, placed another person in imminent danger of serious bodily injury, or consisted of a threat of serious bodily injury to another person through the use of a deadly weapon, the court retains jurisdiction over the acquitted person until either:
(1) the court discharges the person and terminates its jurisdiction under Article 46C.268 ; or
(2) the cumulative total period of institutionalization and outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision under the court's jurisdiction equals the maximum term provided by law for the offense of which the person was acquitted by reason of insanity and the court's jurisdiction is automatically terminated under Article 46C.269 .