Municipalities; Peace Officers; Authority and Duties; Sheriffs and Constables
GA-0877
Texas Attorney General Opinion
Mentally ill individual transported to hospital, chapter 573 of the Health and Safety Code does not place a duty on one law enforcement agency over another to oversee|Sheriff’s office must transport a person subject to court-ordered mental health services under chapter 574 of the Health and Safety Code within a reasonable amount of time and without delay
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