Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 46C.002: MAXIMUM PERIOD OF COMMITMENT DETERMINED BY MAXIMUM TERM FOR OFFENSE
What this law says, in plain English
This statute limits how long a person acquitted by reason of insanity may be committed to mental health facilities or treatment to the maximum sentence for their offense, after which further confinement requires civil commitment proceedings.
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