HEARING BEFORE JURY; PROCEDURE
Known as the Persons with an Intellectual Disability Act
The act spans §§ 591–597 (170 sections).
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff
(a) On request of a party to the proceedings, or on the court's own motion, the hearing shall be before a jury.
(b) The Texas Rules of Civil Procedure apply to the selection of the jury, the court's charge to the jury, and all other aspects of the proceedings and trial unless the rules are inconsistent with this subchapter.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.