On a person's commitment and annually after that commitment, the office shall provide the person with written notice of the person's right to file with the court and without the office's authorization a petition for release.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 841.122
RIGHT TO FILE UNAUTHORIZED PETITION FOR RELEASE
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Beasley v. Molett (2002)
Most recently applied in in Re Commitment of Paul Keen (April 2015)
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.