(b) Proceedings for commitment of the defendant to a residential care facility are governed by Subtitle D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, to the extent that Subtitle D applies and does not conflict with this chapter, except that the criminal court shall conduct the proceedings whether or not the criminal court is also a county court.
(c) If the court enters an order committing the defendant to a residential care facility, the defendant shall be:
(1) treated and released in accordance with Subtitle D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, except as otherwise provided by this chapter; and
(2) released in conformity with Article 46B.107.
(d) In the proceedings conducted under this subchapter for a defendant described by Subsection (a):
(1) an application to have the defendant declared a person with an intellectual disability may not be required;
(2) the provisions of Subtitle D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, relating to notice of hearing do not apply; and
(3) appeals from the criminal court proceedings are to the court of appeals as in the proceedings for commitment to a residential care facility under Subtitle D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 35, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1307 (S.B. 867), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 6.017, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 6.018, eff. April 2, 2015.
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