Tex. Gov't Code § 125.002

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 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 .

Tex. Gov't. Code § 125.002

Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 30,Sec. 5.04, eff. 9/1/2023.

Added by Acts 2013, Texas Acts of the 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 747,Sec. 1.06, eff. 9/1/2013.