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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.046

RELEASE FROM PROTECTIVE CUSTODY

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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.046, RELEASE FROM PROTECTIVE CUSTODY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/674960
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(a) The administrator of a facility in which a person is held in protective custody shall discharge the person not later than the 20th day after the date on which custody begins if the court that issued the protective custody order has not issued further detention orders. (b) A facility administrator who believes that the person is a danger to himself or others shall immediately notify the court that issued the protective custody order of this belief.