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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Civil Commitment |
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Office and to certain requirements regarding the payment of costs |
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associated with civil commitment by persons civilly committed as |
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sexually violent predators. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 2001, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2001.227 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2001.227. TEXAS CIVIL COMMITMENT OFFICE. This chapter |
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does not: |
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(1) apply to a rule of the Texas Civil Commitment |
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Office that applies to a person who is civilly committed as a |
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sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety |
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Code; or |
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(2) entitle any person to judicial review of any |
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decision made or action taken under a rule described by Subdivision |
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(1). |
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SECTION 2. Section 841.0837, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 841.0837. EMERGENCY DETENTION ORDER. The [(a) In this
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section, "peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Article 2.12,
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Code of Criminal Procedure.
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[(b)
For the purpose of returning a committed person to a
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more restrictive setting following a transfer to less restrictive
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housing and supervision under Section 841.0834 or a release under
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Section 841.0836, the] office may issue an emergency detention |
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order for a committed [the] person's immediate apprehension and |
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transportation to an office-designated [a] location for the purpose |
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of: |
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(1) returning the person to a more restrictive setting |
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following: |
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(A) a transfer to less restrictive housing and |
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supervision under Section 841.0834; or |
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(B) a release under Section 841.0836; or |
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(2) for a recently committed person who is not in the |
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custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice at the time the |
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commitment order is entered, bringing the person into the office's |
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custody [designated by the office]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 841.084, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A committed person, on request, shall provide to the |
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office any financial records or other information regarding the |
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person's income, assets, and expenses to assist the office in |
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determining whether the person is indigent for purposes of this |
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section. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |