Sec. 81.210. COSTS  


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  • (a) A county shall pay the costs for a hearing or proceeding under this subchapter if a health authority:

    (1) initiates an application for a court order under Section 81.151; or

    (2) has an application for court-ordered management transferred to it under Section 81.157.

    (b) Costs under this section include:

    (1) attorney's fees;

    (2) physician examination fees;

    (3) compensation for court-ordered personal services;

    (4) security; and

    (5) expenses of transportation to a designated facility.

    (c) A county is entitled to reimbursement for costs actually paid by the county from:

    (1) the person who is the subject of the application; or

    (2) a person or estate liable for the person's support.

    (d) The department shall pay the costs of returning a person absent without authorization unless the person is able to pay the costs.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 19 eff. May 23, 1997.