Texas § 125.002 AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM.

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§ 125.002 — AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM.

Texas § 125.002

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 125.002 (2026).

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Sec. 125.002. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM. The commissioners court of a county may establish a mental health court program for persons who:

(1)have been arrested for or charged with a misdemeanor or felony; and

(2)are suspected by a law enforcement agency or a court of having a mental illness or an intellectual disability. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 616 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 747 (S.B. 462 ), Sec. 1.06, eff. September 1, 2013.

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Sec. 125.002. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM. The commissioners court of a county may establish a mental health court program for persons who:
(1) have been arrested for or charged with a misdemeanor or felony; and
(2) are suspected by a law enforcement agency or a court of having a mental illness or an intellectual disability.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 616 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 747 (S.B. 462 ), Sec. 1.06, eff. September 1, 2013.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1120, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1130 (H.B. 2518 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (H.B. 446 ), Sec. 5.04, eff. September 1, 2023.