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| 5 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 6 | | relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Civil Commitment |
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| 8 | 7 | | Office and to certain requirements regarding the payment of costs |
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| 9 | 8 | | associated with civil commitment by persons civilly committed as |
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| 10 | 9 | | sexually violent predators. |
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| 11 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 2001, Government Code, is |
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| 13 | 12 | | amended by adding Section 2001.227 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 13 | | Sec. 2001.227. TEXAS CIVIL COMMITMENT OFFICE. This chapter |
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| 15 | 14 | | does not: |
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| 16 | 15 | | (1) apply to a rule of the Texas Civil Commitment |
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| 17 | 16 | | Office that applies to a person who is civilly committed as a |
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| 18 | 17 | | sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety |
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| 19 | 18 | | Code; or |
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| 20 | 19 | | (2) entitle any person to judicial review of any |
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| 21 | 20 | | decision made or action taken under a rule described by Subdivision |
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| 22 | 21 | | (1). |
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| 23 | 22 | | SECTION 2. Section 841.0837, Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 24 | 23 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 25 | 24 | | Sec. 841.0837. EMERGENCY DETENTION ORDER. The [(a) In this |
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| 26 | 25 | | section, "peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Article 2.12, |
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| 27 | 26 | | Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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| 28 | 27 | | [(b) For the purpose of returning a committed person to a |
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| 29 | 28 | | more restrictive setting following a transfer to less restrictive |
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| 30 | 29 | | housing and supervision under Section 841.0834 or a release under |
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| 31 | 30 | | Section 841.0836, the] office may issue an emergency detention |
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| 32 | 31 | | order for a committed [the] person's immediate apprehension and |
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| 33 | 32 | | transportation to an office-designated [a] location for the purpose |
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| 34 | 33 | | of: |
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| 35 | 34 | | (1) returning the person to a more restrictive setting |
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| 36 | 35 | | following: |
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| 37 | 36 | | (A) a transfer to less restrictive housing and |
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| 38 | 37 | | supervision under Section 841.0834; or |
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| 39 | 38 | | (B) a release under Section 841.0836; or |
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| 40 | 39 | | (2) for a recently committed person who is not in the |
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| 41 | 40 | | custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice at the time the |
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| 42 | 41 | | commitment order is entered, bringing the person under the |
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| 43 | 42 | | supervision of [designated by] the office. |
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| 44 | 43 | | SECTION 3. Section 841.084, Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 45 | 44 | | amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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| 46 | 45 | | (c) A committed person, on request, shall provide to the |
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| 47 | 46 | | office any financial records or other information regarding the |
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| 48 | 47 | | person's income, assets, and expenses to assist the office in |
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| 49 | 48 | | determining whether the person is indigent for purposes of this |
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| 50 | 49 | | section. |
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| 51 | 50 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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