Human Resources Code › Title 2 › Chapter 48 › Subchapter B
Texas Human Resources Code § 48.053
Investigations and Protective Services for Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities · Reports of Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation: Immunities
(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally reports information as provided in this chapter that the person knows is false or lacks factual foundation.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Official text of the Texas Human Resources Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Sec. 48.0362 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 907, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1056 (S.B. 221), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2011.
