Sec. 574.024.  APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY.  (a)  When a protective custody order is signed, the judge or designated magistrate shall appoint an attorney to represent a proposed patient who does not have an attorney.
(b)  Within a reasonable time before a hearing is held under Section 574.025, the court that ordered the protective custody shall provide to the proposed patient and the proposed patient's attorney a written notice that states:
(1)  that the proposed patient has been placed under a protective custody order;
(2)  the grounds for the order;  and
(3)  the time and place of the hearing to determine probable cause.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.