Texas Statutes
§ 462.047 — RELEASE FROM EMERGENCY DETENTION.
Texas § 462.047
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 462.047 (2026).
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Sec. 462.047. RELEASE FROM EMERGENCY DETENTION.
(a)A person detained under this subchapter shall be released if the facility administrator or the administrator's designee determines at any time during the emergency detention period that one of the criteria prescribed by Section 462.043 (b) no longer applies.
(b)If a person is released from emergency detention and is not arrested and does not object, arrangements shall be made to return the person to the location of apprehension or other suitable place.
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Legislative History
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 175, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 462.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 462.002
FILING REQUIREMENTS.§ 462.0025
COURT HOURS.§ 462.003
INSPECTION OF COURT RECORDS.§ 462.004
REPRESENTATION OF STATE.§ 462.005
COSTS.§ 462.006
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.§ 462.007
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.§ 462.008
CRIMINAL PENALTY; ENFORCEMENT.§ 462.009
CONSENT TO TREATMENT.§ 462.011
CONSENT TO MEDICATION.§ 462.012
RIGHT TO REFUSE MEDICATION.§ 462.013
MEDICATION INFORMATION.§ 462.014
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Bluebook (online)
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