Texas Finance Code

§ 271.006 — NOTIFICATION TO TARGET OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY

FI § 271.006Title 3. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES · Part Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES · Ch. 271. FINANCIAL TRANSACTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)is required to submit a report or return under this chapter; and

(2)knowingly notifies an individual who is the target of a criminal investigation involving an offense under Chapter 34, Penal Code, that:

(A)the attorney general has requested the person to provide information required by this chapter related to the targeted individual; or

(B)the individual may be subject to impending criminal prosecution.

(b)An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.