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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 46C.259. Status Of Committed Person

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Art. 46C.259. STATUS OF COMMITTED PERSON.  If an acquitted 
person is committed under this subchapter, the person's status as a 
patient or resident is governed by Subtitle C or D, Title 7, Health 
and Safety Code, except that:
	(1)  transfer to a nonsecure unit is governed by Article 
46C.260;            
	(2)  modification of the order to direct outpatient or 
community-based treatment and supervision is governed by Article 
46C.262;  and
	(3)  discharge is governed by Article 46C.268.                                 

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 831, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.           

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