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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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Chapter 46B. INCOMPETENCY TO STAND TRIAL |
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Subchapter D. PROCEDURES AFTER DETERMINATION OF INCOMPETENCY |
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Art. 46B.071. OPTIONS ON DETERMINATION OF INCOMPETENCY |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), on a determination that a defendant is incompetent to stand trial, the court shall: (1) commit the defendant to a facility under Article 46B.073; or (2) release the defendant on bail under Article 46B.072. (b) On a determination that a defendant is incompetent to stand trial and is unlikely to be restored to competency in the foreseeable future, the court shall: (1) proceed under Subchapter E or F; or (2) release the defendant on bail as permitted under Chapter 17. |
| Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 35, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 , Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2011. |