Sec. 616.002. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM

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The commissioners court of a county may establish a mental health court program for persons who:
(1) have been arrested for or charged with a misdemeanor or felony; and
(2) are suspected by a law enforcement agency or a court of having a mental illness or mental retardation.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1120, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1130 , Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.

                    
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