Texas Statutes
§ 571.016 — REPRESENTATION OF STATE.
Texas § 571.016
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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 571.016 (2026).
Text
Sec. 571.016. REPRESENTATION OF STATE. Unless specified otherwise, in a hearing held under this subtitle, including a hearing held under Subchapter G , Chapter 574 :
(1)the county attorney shall represent the state; or
(2)if the county has no county attorney, the district attorney, the criminal district attorney, or a court-appointed special prosecutor shall represent the state.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 322, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 770, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 832 (H.B. 3342 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
Nearby Sections
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§ 571.001
SHORT TITLE.§ 571.002
PURPOSE.§ 571.003
DEFINITIONS.§ 571.0065
TREATMENT METHODS.§ 571.0066
PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION INFORMATION.§ 571.0067
RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION.§ 571.007
DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES.§ 571.010
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