# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.088: RELIEF FROM DISABILITIES IN MENTAL HEALTH CASES

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C574_S574.088

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.088
- **Heading:** RELIEF FROM DISABILITIES IN MENTAL HEALTH CASES
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.088

## Text

(a) A person who is furloughed or discharged from court-ordered mental health services may petition the court that entered the commitment order for an order stating that the person qualifies for relief from a firearms disability.

(b) In determining whether to grant relief, the court must hear and consider evidence about:

(1) the circumstances that led to imposition of the firearms disability under 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(4);

(2) the person's mental history;

(3) the person's criminal history; and

(4) the person's reputation.

(c) A court may not grant relief unless it makes and enters in the record the following affirmative findings:

(1) the person is no longer likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety; and

(2) removing the person's disability to purchase a firearm is in the public interest.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.001 § 574.001. APPLICATION FOR COURT-ORDERED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C574_S574.001.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.002 § 574.002. FORM OF APPLICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C574_S574.002.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.003 § 574.003. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C574_S574.003.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.004 § 574.004. DUTIES OF ATTORNEY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C574_S574.004.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.005 § 574.005. SETTING ON APPLICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C574_S574.005.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.006 § 574.006. NOTICE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C574_S574.006.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.007 § 574.007. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C574_S574.007.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.008 § 574.008. COURT JURISDICTION AND TRANSFER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C574_S574.008.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.009 § 574.009. REQUIREMENT OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C574_S574.009.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.010 § 574.010. INDEPENDENT PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION AND EXPERT TESTIMONY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C574_S574.010.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.011 § 574.011. CERTIFICATE OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION FOR MENTAL ILLNESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C574_S574.011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.012 § 574.012. RECOMMENDATION FOR TREATMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C574_S574.012.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.013 § 574.013. LIBERTY PENDING HEARING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C574_S574.013.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.014 § 574.014. COMPILATION OF MENTAL HEALTH COMMITMENT RECORDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C574_S574.014.md)

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