§ 573.021 Preliminary Examination
§ 573.022 Emergency Admission and Detention
§ 573.023 Release From Emergency Detention
§ 573.024 Transportation After Release
§ 573.026 Transportation After Detention
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 573 > Subchapter C - Emergency Detention, Release, and Rights

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • Succeeding: means immediately following. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005