Section 571.011 - Application to Persons Charged With Crime(a) A child alleged to have engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision under Title 3, Family Code, is not considered under this subtitle to be a person charged with a criminal offense.(b) The provisions in this subtitle relating to the discharge, furlough, or transfer of a patient do not apply to a person charged with a criminal offense who is admitted to a mental health facility under Subchapter D or E, Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 571.011
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 35, Sec. 9, eff. 1/1/2004.Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1991.