Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORT.
Official statutory text
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.
(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.
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