COUNSEL
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re COMMITMENT OF William Michael WIRTZ (2014)
Most recently applied in In Re COMMITMENT OF William Michael WIRTZ (November 2014)
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff
(a) Immediately after the filing of a petition under Section 841.041, a person subject to a civil commitment proceeding under this chapter is entitled to the assistance of counsel at all stages of the proceeding.
(b) If the person is indigent, the court shall appoint counsel as appropriate under Section 841.005 to assist the person.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.