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Code of Criminal Procedure §2

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In force on Feb 23, 2006 · this text took effect Sep 01, 2001 · amended later, effective Sep 01, 2007

REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORT

The transportation of a patient from a jail or detention facility to a mental health facility or residential care facility must meet the following requirements: (1) the patient must be transported directly to the facility within a reasonable amount of time and without undue delay; (2) a vehicle used to transport the patient must be adequately heated in cold weather and adequately ventilated in warm weather; (3) a special diet or other medical precautions recommended by the patient's physician must be followed; (4) the person transporting the patient shall give the patient reasonable opportunities to get food and water and to use a bathroom; and (5) the patient may not be transported with a state prisoner.

History: Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1512, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Sec. 1(a) amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.736, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

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