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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 462.048

RIGHTS OF PERSON APPREHENDED OR DETAINED

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

(a) A person apprehended or detained under this subchapter has the right:

(1) to be advised of the location of detention, the reasons for the detention, and the fact that detention could result in a longer period of involuntary commitment;

(2) to contact an attorney of the person's choice and to a reasonable opportunity to contact that attorney;

(3) to be transported to the location of apprehension or other suitable place if the person is not admitted for emergency detention, unless the person is arrested or objects to the return;

(4) to be released from a facility as provided by Section 462.047; and

(5) to be advised that communications to a chemical dependency treatment professional may be used in proceedings for further detention.

(b) Within 24 hours after the time of admission, a person apprehended or detained under this subchapter shall be advised, orally, in writing, and in simple, nontechnical terms, of the rights provided by this section.

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