Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 46.03. Insanity Defense

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Art. 46.03. INSANITY DEFENSE.  Secs. 1 to 3. Repealed by Acts 
2005, 79th Leg., ch. 831, Sec. 1.

Disposition Following Acquittal by Reason of Insanity
	Sec. 4(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 831, 
Sec. 1.          
	(d)  Act, Attempt, or Threat of Serious Bodily Injury;  
Special Commitment;  Out-patient Supervision;  Recommitment.
	(1)  to (7) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 831, Sec. 1.                 
	(8)  Victim Notification of Release.  If the court issues an 
order under Subdivision (4) or (5) that requires the release of an 
acquitted person on discharge or on a regimen of outpatient care, 
the clerk of the court issuing the order, using the information 
provided on any victim impact statement received by the court under 
Article 56.03 or other information made available to the court, 
shall provide name, address, and phone number information to the 
Texas Department of Criminal Justice victim services division to 
enable the division to notify the victim or the victim's guardian or 
close relative of the release.  The victim services division shall 
notify any victim or guardian or close relative named in the victim 
impact statement or other information.  Notwithstanding Article 
56.03(f), the clerk of the court may inspect a victim impact 
statement for the purpose of notification under this subdivision.

Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1100, ch. 415, Sec. 2, eff. June 
19, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1467, ch. 596, Sec. 2, 
eff. Sept. 1, 1977.

Secs. 1, 4 amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2640, ch. 454, Sec. 2, 
3, eff. Aug. 29, 1983;  Sec. 3(d) amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 
ch. 393, Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 1989;  Sec. 4(b) amended by Acts 1989, 
71st Leg., ch. 393, Sec. 8, eff. June 14, 1989;  Sec. 4(d)(1) 
amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 393, Sec. 9, eff. June 14, 
1989;  Sec. 4(d)(1) amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 985, Sec. 
1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Sec. 3(g) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 
ch. 35, Sec. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2004;  Secs. 1 to 4(d)(7) repealed by 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 831, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005;  Sec. 
4(d)(8) added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 485, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 
1, 2005.

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