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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 462.047

RELEASE FROM EMERGENCY DETENTION

Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 175, eff

(a) A person detained under this subchapter shall be released if the facility administrator or the administrator's designee determines at any time during the emergency detention period that one of the criteria prescribed by Section 462.043(b) no longer applies.

(b) If a person is released from emergency detention and is not arrested and does not object, arrangements shall be made to return the person to the location of apprehension or other suitable place.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.