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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.157

DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION

Known as the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Act

The act spans §§ 81–81 (155 sections).

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A proceeding under this chapter must be held in a district court of the county in which the person is found, resides, or is receiving court-ordered health services.

(b) If a person subject to an order for temporary management is receiving services in a county other than the county in which the court that entered the temporary order is located and requires extended management, the county in which the temporary order was issued shall pay the expenses of transporting the person back to the county for the hearing unless the court that entered the temporary order arranges with the appropriate court in the county in which the person is receiving services to hold the hearing on the application for extended order before the temporary order expires.

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