Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46B.074
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46B.074, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 46B.074. COMPETENT TESTIMONY REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
(a) A defendant may be committed to a jail-based competency restoration program, mental health facility, or residential care facility under this subchapter only on competent medical or psychiatric testimony provided by an expert qualified under Article 46B.022.
(b) The court may allow an expert to substitute the expert's report under Article 46B.025 for any testimony by the expert that may be required under this article.
(b) The court may allow an expert to substitute the expert's report under Article 46B.025 for any testimony by the expert that may be required under this article.
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