Texas Health and Safety Code 574.107 – Costs
(a) The costs for a hearing under this subchapter shall be paid in accordance with Sections 571.017 and 571.018.
(b) The county in which the applicable criminal charges are pending or were adjudicated shall pay as provided by Subsection (a) the costs of a hearing that is held under § 574.106 to evaluate the court-ordered administration of psychoactive medication to:
(1) a patient ordered to receive mental health services as described by § 574.106(a)(1) after having been determined to be incompetent to stand trial or having been acquitted of an offense by reason of insanity; or
(2) a patient who:
(A) is awaiting trial after having been determined to be competent to stand trial; and
(B) was ordered to receive mental health services as described by § 574.106(a)(2).
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 574.107
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.