§ 462.061 Court-Ordered Treatment; Jurisdiction
§ 462.062 Application for Court-Ordered Treatment
§ 462.063 Prehearing Procedure
§ 462.064 Certificate of Medical Examination for Chemical Dependency
§ 462.065 Order of Protective Custody
§ 462.066 Probable Cause Hearing and Detention
§ 462.067 Hearing On Application for Court-Ordered Treatment
§ 462.068 Release After Hearing
§ 462.069 Court Order and Place of Treatment
§ 462.070 Motion for Modification of Order for Outpatient Treatment
§ 462.071 Order for Temporary Detention
§ 462.072 Modification of Order for Outpatient Services
§ 462.073 Modification of Order for Inpatient Treatment
§ 462.0731 Outpatient Care in Certain Counties
§ 462.074 Hospitalization Outside Treatment Facility
§ 462.075 Renewal of Order for Court-Ordered Treatment
§ 462.076 Appeal
§ 462.077 Pass or Furlough From Inpatient Care
§ 462.078 Return to Facility Under Facility Administrator’s Certificate or Court Order
§ 462.079 Revocation of Furlough
§ 462.080 Release From Court-Ordered Treatment
§ 462.081 Commitment by Courts in Criminal Proceedings; Alternative Sentencing
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 462 > Subchapter D - Court-Ordered Treatment

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by writing, printing, or other means. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Succeeding: means immediately following. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • sworn: includes affirm or affirmed. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005