Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 46B.079. Return To Committing Court
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Art. 46B.079. RETURN TO COMMITTING COURT. (a) A defendant
committed under this subchapter shall be returned to the committing
court as soon as practicable after the date on which the defendant's
term of commitment expires.
(b) A defendant committed under this subchapter whose term
of commitment has not yet expired shall be returned to the
committing court as soon as practicable after the 15th day
following the date on which the parties receive service on any
report filed under Article 46B.080(b) regarding the defendant's
ability to attain competency, except that, if a party objects to the
findings of the report and the issue is set for a hearing under
Article 46B.084, the defendant may not be returned to the
committing court earlier than 72 hours before the date the hearing
is scheduled.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 35, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 324, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1,
2005.
Article: 46B.072 46B.073 46B.074 46B.075 46B.076 46B.077 46B.078 46B.079 46B.080 46B.081 46B.082 46B.083 46B.084 46B.085 46B.086
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