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TX Code Crim Pro art 46C.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 46C - Insanity Defense|Subchapter F. Disposition Following Acquittal By|Article 46C.254. Effect of Stabilization on Treatment Regimen

If an acquitted person is stabilized on a treatment regimen, including medication and other treatment modalities, rendering the person no longer likely to cause serious harm to another, inpatient treatment or residential care may be found necessary to protect the safety of others only if:(1)  the person would become likely to cause serious harm to another if the person fails to follow the treatment regimen on an Order to Receive Outpatient or Community-Based Treatment and Supervision; and(2)  under an Order to Receive Outpatient or Community-Based Treatment and Supervision either:(A)  the person is likely to fail to comply with an available regimen of outpatient or community-based treatment, as determined by the person's insight into the need for medication, the number, severity, and controllability of side effects, the availability of support and treatment programs for the person from community members, and other appropriate considerations; or(B)  a regimen of outpatient or community-based treatment will not be available to the person.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831 (S.B. 837), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 46C.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 46C - Insanity Defense|Subchapter F. Disposition Following Acquittal By|Article 46C.255. Trial by Jury

(a)  The following proceedings under this chapter must be before the court, and the underlying matter determined by the court, unless the acquitted person or the state requests a jury trial or the court on its own motion sets the matter for jury trial:(1)  a hearing under Article 46C.253;(2)  a proceeding for renewal of an order under Article 46C.261;(3)  a proceeding on a request for modification or revocation of an order under Article 46C.266; and(4)  a proceeding seeking discharge of an acquitted person under Article 46C.268.(b)  The following proceedings may not be held before a jury:(1)  a proceeding to determine outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision under Article 46C.262; or(2)  a proceeding to determine modification or revocation of outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision under Article 46C.267.(c)  If a hearing is held before a jury and the jury determines that the person has a mental illness or mental retardation and is likely to cause serious harm to another, the court shall determine whether inpatient treatment or residential care is necessary to protect the safety of others.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831 (S.B. 837), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 46C.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 46C - Insanity Defense|Subchapter F. Disposition Following Acquittal By|Article 46C.256. Order of Commitment to Inpatient Treatment or Residential Care

(a)  The court shall order the acquitted person committed to a mental hospital or other appropriate facility for inpatient treatment or residential care if the state establishes by clear and convincing evidence that:(1)  the person has a severe mental illness or mental retardation;(2)  the person, as a result of that mental illness or mental retardation, is likely to cause serious bodily injury to another if the person is not provided with treatment and supervision; and(3)  inpatient treatment or residential care is necessary to protect the safety of others.(b)  In determining whether inpatient treatment or residential care has been proved necessary, the court shall consider whether the evidence shows both that:(1)  an adequate regimen of outpatient or community-based treatment will be available to the person; and(2)  the person will follow that regimen.(c)  The order of commitment to inpatient treatment or residential care expires on the 181st day following the date the order is issued but is subject to renewal as provided by Article 46C.261.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831 (S.B. 837), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 46C.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 46C - Insanity Defense|Subchapter F. Disposition Following Acquittal By|Article 46C.257. Order to Receive Outpatient or Community-Based Treatment and Supervision

(a)  The court shall order the acquitted person to receive outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision if:(1)  the state establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the person:(A)  has a severe mental illness or mental retardation; and(B)  as a result of that mental illness or mental retardation is likely to cause serious bodily injury to another if the person is not provided with treatment and supervision; and(2)  the state fails to establish by clear and convincing evidence that inpatient treatment or residential care is necessary to protect the safety of others.(b)  The order of commitment to outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision expires on the first anniversary of the date the order is issued but is subject to renewal as provided by Article 46C.261.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831 (S.B. 837), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 46C.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 46C - Insanity Defense|Subchapter F. Disposition Following Acquittal By|Article 46C.258. Responsibility of Inpatient or Residential Care Facility

(a)  The head of the facility to which an acquitted person is committed has, during the commitment period, a continuing responsibility to determine:(1)  whether the acquitted person continues to have a severe mental illness or mental retardation and is likely to cause serious harm to another because of any severe mental illness or mental retardation; and(2)  if so, whether treatment and supervision cannot be safely and effectively provided as outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision.(b)  The head of the facility must notify the committing court and seek modification of the order of commitment if the head of the facility determines that an acquitted person no longer has a severe mental illness or mental retardation, is no longer likely to cause serious harm to another, or that treatment and supervision can be safely and effectively provided as outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision.(c)  Not later than the 60th day before the date of expiration of the order, the head of the facility shall transmit to the committing court a psychological evaluation of the acquitted person, a certificate of medical examination of the person, and any recommendation for further treatment of the person.  The committing court shall make the documents available to the attorneys representing the state and the acquitted person.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831 (S.B. 837), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 46C.259 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 46C - Insanity Defense|Subchapter F. Disposition Following Acquittal By|Article 46C.259. Status of Committed Person

If an acquitted person is committed under this subchapter, the person's status as a patient or resident is governed by Subtitle C or D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, except that:(1)  transfer to a nonsecure unit is governed by Article 46C.260;(2)  modification of the order to direct outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision is governed by Article 46C.262; and(3)  discharge is governed by Article 46C.268.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831 (S.B. 837), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 46C.260 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 46C - Insanity Defense|Subchapter F. Disposition Following Acquittal By|Article 46C.260. Transfer of Committed Person to Non-Maximum Security Facility

(a)  A person committed to a facility under this subchapter shall be committed to a facility designated by the commission.(b)  A person committed under this subchapter shall be transferred to the designated facility immediately on the entry of the order of commitment.(c)  Unless a person committed to a maximum security unit by the commission is determined to be manifestly dangerous by a review board under this article, not later than the 60th day following the date of the person's arrival at the maximum security unit the person shall be transferred to a non-maximum security unit of a facility designated by the commission.(d)  The executive commissioner shall appoint a review board of five members, including one psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this state and two persons who work directly with persons with mental illnesses or with mental retardation, to determine whether the person is manifestly dangerous and, as a result of the danger the person presents, requires continued placement in a maximum security unit.(e)  If the head of the facility at which the maximum security unit is located disagrees with the determination, then the matter shall be referred to the executive commissioner.  The executive commissioner shall decide whether the person is manifestly dangerous.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831 (S.B. 837), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1212 (S.B. 562), Sec. 18, eff. June 14, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1276 (H.B. 601), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 46C.261 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 46C - Insanity Defense|Subchapter F. Disposition Following Acquittal By|Article 46C.261. Renewal of Orders for Inpatient Commitment or Outpatient or Community-Based Treatment and Supervision

(a)  A court that orders an acquitted person committed to inpatient treatment or orders outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision annually shall determine whether to renew the order.(b)  Not later than the 30th day before the date an order is scheduled to expire, the institution to which a person is committed, the person responsible for providing outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision, or the attorney representing the state may file a request that the order be renewed.  The request must explain in detail the reasons why the person requests renewal under this article.  A request to renew an order committing the person to inpatient treatment must also explain in detail why outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision is not appropriate.(c)  The request for renewal must be accompanied by a certificate of medical examination for mental illness signed by a physician who examined the person during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the request is filed.(d)  On the filing of a request for renewal under this article, the court shall:(1)  set the matter for a hearing; and(2)  appoint an attorney to represent the person.(e)  The court shall act on the request for renewal before the order expires.(f)  If a hearing is held, the person may be transferred from the facility to which the acquitted person was committed to a jail for purposes of participating in the hearing only if necessary but not earlier than 72 hours before the hearing begins.  If the order is renewed, the person shall be transferred back to the facility immediately on renewal of the order.(g)  If no objection is made, the court may admit into evidence the certificate of medical examination for mental illness.  Admitted certificates constitute competent medical or psychiatric testimony, and the court may make its findings solely from the certificate and the detailed request for renewal.(h)  A court shall renew the order only if the court finds that the party who requested the renewal has established by clear and convincing evidence that continued mandatory supervision and treatment are appropriate.  A renewed order authorizes continued inpatient commitment or outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision for not more than one year.(i)  The court, on application for renewal of an order for inpatient or residential care services, may modify the order to provide for outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision if the court finds the acquitted person has established by a preponderance of the evidence that treatment and supervision can be safely and effectively provided as outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831 (S.B. 837), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 46C.262 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 46C - Insanity Defense|Subchapter F. Disposition Following Acquittal By|Article 46C.262. Court-Ordered Outpatient or Community-Based Treatment and Supervision After Inpatient Commitment

(a)  An acquitted person, the head of the facility to which the acquitted person is committed, or the attorney representing the state may request that the court modify an order for inpatient treatment or residential care to order outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision.(b)  The court shall hold a hearing on a request made by the head of the facility to which the acquitted person is committed.  A hearing under this subsection must be held not later than the 14th day after the date of the request.(c)  If a request is made by an acquitted person or the attorney representing the state, the court must act on the request not later than the 14th day after the date of the request.  A hearing under this subsection is at the discretion of the court, except that the court shall hold a hearing if the request and any accompanying material provide a basis for believing modification of the order may be appropriate.(d)  If a request is made by an acquitted person not later than the 90th day after the date of a hearing on a previous request, the court is not required to act on the request except on the expiration of the order or on the expiration of the 90-day period following the date of the hearing on the previous request.(e)  The court shall rule on the request during or as soon as practicable after any hearing on the request but not later than the 14th day after the date of the request.(f)  The court shall modify the commitment order to direct outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision if at the hearing the acquitted person establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that treatment and supervision can be safely and effectively provided as outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831 (S.B. 837), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 46C.263 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 46C - Insanity Defense|Subchapter F. Disposition Following Acquittal By|Article 46C.263. Court-Ordered Outpatient or Community-Based Treatment and Supervision

(a)  The court may order an acquitted person to participate in an outpatient or community-based regimen of treatment and supervision:(1)  as an initial matter under Article 46C.253;(2)  on renewal of an order of commitment under Article 46C.261; or(3)  after a period of inpatient treatment or residential care under Article 46C.262.(b)  An acquitted person may be ordered to participate in an outpatient or community-based regimen of treatment and supervision only if:(1)  the court receives and approves an outpatient or community-based treatment plan that comprehensively provides for the outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision; and(2)  the court finds that the outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision provided for by the plan will be available to and provided to the acquitted person.(c)  The order may require the person to participate in a prescribed regimen of medical, psychiatric, or psychological care or treatment, and the regimen may include treatment with psychoactive medication.(d)  The court may order that supervision of the acquitted person be provided by the appropriate community supervision and corrections department or the facility administrator of a community center that provides mental health or mental retardation services.(e)  The court may order the acquitted person to participate in a supervision program funded by the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments.(f)  An order under this article must identify the person responsible for administering an ordered regimen of outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision.(g)  In determining whether an acquitted person should be ordered to receive outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision rather than inpatient care or residential treatment, the court shall have as its primary concern the protection of society.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831 (S.B. 837), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 46C.264 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 46C - Insanity Defense|Subchapter F. Disposition Following Acquittal By|Article 46C.264. Location of Court-Ordered Outpatient or Community-Based Treatment and Supervision

(a)  The court may order the outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision to be provided in any appropriate county where the necessary resources are available.(b)  This article does not supersede any requirement under the other provisions of this subchapter to obtain the consent of a treatment and supervision provider to administer the court-ordered outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831 (S.B. 837), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 46C.265 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 46C - Insanity Defense|Subchapter F. Disposition Following Acquittal By|Article 46C.265. Supervisory Responsibility for Outpatient or Community-Based Treatment and Supervision

(a)  The person responsible for administering a regimen of outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision shall:(1)  monitor the condition of the acquitted person; and(2)  determine whether the acquitted person is complying with the regimen of treatment and supervision.(b)  The person responsible for administering a regimen of outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision shall notify the court ordering that treatment and supervision and the attorney representing the state if the person:(1)  fails to comply with the regimen; and(2)  becomes likely to cause serious harm to another.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831 (S.B. 837), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 46C.266 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 46C - Insanity Defense|Subchapter F. Disposition Following Acquittal By|Article 46C.266. Modification or Revocation of Order for Outpatient or Community-Based Treatment and Supervision

(a)  The court, on its own motion or the motion of any interested person and after notice to the acquitted person and a hearing, may modify or revoke court-ordered outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision.(b)  At the hearing, the court without a jury shall determine whether the state has established clear and convincing evidence that:(1)  the acquitted person failed to comply with the regimen in a manner or under circumstances indicating the person will become likely to cause serious harm to another if the person is provided continued outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision; or(2)  the acquitted person has become likely to cause serious harm to another if provided continued outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision.(c)  On a determination under Subsection (b), the court may take any appropriate action, including:(1)  revoking court-ordered outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision and ordering the person committed for inpatient or residential care; or(2)  imposing additional or more stringent terms on continued outpatient or community-based treatment.(d)  An acquitted person who is the subject of a proceeding under this article is entitled to representation by counsel in the proceeding.(e)  The court shall set a date for a hearing under this article that is not later than the seventh day after the applicable motion was filed.  The court may grant one or more continuances of the hearing on the motion of a party or of the court and for good cause shown.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831 (S.B. 837), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 46C.267 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 46C - Insanity Defense|Subchapter F. Disposition Following Acquittal By|Article 46C.267. Detention Pending Proceedings to Modify or Revoke Order for Outpatient or Community-Based Treatment and Supervision

(a)  The state or the head of the facility or other person responsible for administering a regimen of outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision may file a sworn application with the court for the detention of an acquitted person receiving court-ordered outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision.  The application must state that the person meets the criteria of Article 46C.266 and provide a detailed explanation of that statement.(b)  If the court determines that the application establishes probable cause to believe the order for outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision should be revoked, the court shall issue an order to an on-duty peace officer authorizing the acquitted person to be taken into custody and brought before the court.(c)  An acquitted person taken into custody under an order of detention shall be brought before the court without unnecessary delay.(d)  When an acquitted person is brought before the court, the court shall determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the order for outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision should be revoked.  On a finding that probable cause for revocation exists, the court shall order the person held in protective custody pending a determination of whether the order should be revoked.(e)  An acquitted person may be detained under an order for protective custody for a period not to exceed 72 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and the period prescribed by Section 574.025(b), Health and Safety Code, for an extreme emergency.(f)  This subchapter does not affect the power of a peace officer to take an acquitted person into custody under Section 573.001, Health and Safety Code.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831 (S.B. 837), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|