GA-0877

Greg Abbott

Categories

Municipalities , Peace Officers , Authority and Duties , Sheriffs and Constables , Authority and Duties

Summary

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

Opinion File

ga0877.pdf