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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.164

APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY

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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.164, APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/667486
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(a) The judge or designated magistrate shall appoint an attorney to represent a person who is the subject of a protective custody order who does not have an attorney when the order is signed. (b) Within a reasonable time before a hearing is held under Section 81.165, the court that ordered the protective custody shall provide the person and the person's attorney with a written notice that states: (1) that the person has been placed under a protective custody order; (2) the grounds for the order; and (3) the time and place of the hearing to determine probable cause.