Texas Health and Safety Code 571.010 – Agent for Service of Process
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(a) The facility administrator or the superintendent, supervisor, or manager of an inpatient mental health facility is the agent for service of process on a patient confined in the facility.
(b) The person receiving process shall sign a certificate with the person’s name and title that states that the person is aware of the provisions of this subtitle. The certificate shall be attached to the citation and returned by the serving officer.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 571.010
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
(c) The person receiving process, not later than the third day after its receipt, shall forward it by registered mail to the patient’s legal guardian or personally deliver it to the patient, whichever appears to be in the patient’s best interest.