37 Tex. Admin. Code § 810.154 - Emergency Detention Orders
(a) The
office is required to transfer a committed person to a more restrictive setting
if the office considers the transfer necessary to further treatment and to
protect the community.
(b) In such
an instance, when the office has determined that it is necessary to transfer a
committed person to a more restrictive setting in order to further the person's
supervision and treatment, the office may issue an emergency detention
order.
(c) The emergency detention
order shall authorize a peace officer to immediately apprehend the individual
and transport the individual to a location designated by the office.
(d) The emergency detention order shall list
the individual's name and identifying details, current location, location to
which the person shall be transferred and shall be signed by the office's
Executive Director or designee.
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