Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 46B.114. Transportation Of Defendant To Court
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Art. 46B.114. TRANSPORTATION OF DEFENDANT TO COURT. If the
hearing is not conducted at the facility to which the defendant has
been committed under this chapter or conducted by means of an
electronic broadcast system as described by this subchapter, an
order setting a hearing to determine whether the defendant has been
restored to competency shall direct that, as soon as practicable
but not earlier than 72 hours before the date the hearing is
scheduled, the defendant be placed in the custody of the sheriff of
the county in which the committing court is located or the sheriff's
designee for transportation to the court. The sheriff or the
sheriff's designee may not take custody of the defendant under this
article until 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. 28, eff. Sept. 1,
2005.
Article: Art. heading amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 324, Sec. 22, eff.
Sept. 1, 2005.
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