Texas § 841.103 HEARING.

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§ 841.103 — HEARING.

Texas § 841.103

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 841.103 (2026).

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Sec. 841.103. HEARING.

(a)At a hearing set by the judge under Section 841.102 , the person and the state are entitled to an immediate examination of the person by an expert.

(b)If the hearing is set under Section 841.102 (c)(1), hearsay evidence is admissible if it is considered otherwise reliable by the judge.

(c)If the hearing is set under Section 841.102 (c)(2), the committed person is entitled to be present and to have the benefit of all constitutional protections provided to the person at the initial civil commitment proceeding. On the request of the person or the attorney representing the state, the court shall conduct the hearing before a jury. The burden of proof at that hearing is on the state to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the person's behavioral abnormality has not c

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Sec. 841.103. HEARING. (a) At a hearing set by the judge under Section 841.102 , the person and the state are entitled to an immediate examination of the person by an expert.
(b) If the hearing is set under Section 841.102 (c)(1), hearsay evidence is admissible if it is considered otherwise reliable by the judge.
(c) If the hearing is set under Section 841.102 (c)(2), the committed person is entitled to be present and to have the benefit of all constitutional protections provided to the person at the initial civil commitment proceeding. On the request of the person or the attorney representing the state, the court shall conduct the hearing before a jury. The burden of proof at that hearing is on the state to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the person's behavioral abnormality has not changed to the extent that the person is no longer likely to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence.
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