Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.171
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.171, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 81.171. RELEASE AFTER HEARING.
Official statutory text
(a) The court shall enter an order denying an application for a court order for temporary or extended management if after a hearing the judge or jury fails to find, from clear and convincing evidence, that the person:
(1) is infected with or is reasonably suspected of being infected with a communicable disease that presents a threat to the public health;
(2) has refused or failed to follow the orders of the health authority if the application is for inpatient treatment; and
(3) meets the applicable criteria for orders for the management of a person with a communicable disease.
(b) If the court denies the application, the court shall order the immediate release of a person who is not at liberty.
(1) is infected with or is reasonably suspected of being infected with a communicable disease that presents a threat to the public health;
(2) has refused or failed to follow the orders of the health authority if the application is for inpatient treatment; and
(3) meets the applicable criteria for orders for the management of a person with a communicable disease.
(b) If the court denies the application, the court shall order the immediate release of a person who is not at liberty.
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