Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 46C.257. Order To Receive Outpatient Or Community-Based Treatment And Supervision
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Art. 46C.257. ORDER TO RECEIVE OUTPATIENT OR COMMUNITY-BASED
TREATMENT AND SUPERVISION. (a) The court shall order the acquitted
person to receive outpatient or community-based treatment and
supervision if:
(1) the state establishes by clear and convincing evidence
that the person:
(A) has a severe mental illness or mental retardation; and
(B) as a result of that mental illness or mental retardation
is likely to cause serious bodily injury to another if the person is
not provided with treatment and supervision; and
(2) the state fails to establish by clear and convincing
evidence that inpatient treatment or residential care is necessary
to protect the safety of others.
(b) The order of commitment to outpatient or
community-based treatment and supervision expires on the first
anniversary of the date the order is issued but is subject to
renewal as provided by Article 46C.261.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 831, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Article: 46C.202 46C.251 46C.252 46C.253 46C.254 46C.255 46C.256 46C.257 46C.258 46C.259 46C.260 46C.261 46C.262 46C.263 46C.264
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