Texas Human Resources Code

§ 48.053 — FALSE REPORT; PENALTY

HR § 48.053Title 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL · Part D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES · Ch. 48. INVESTIGATIONS AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR ELDERLY PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES · Art. B. REPORTS OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR EXPLOITATION: IMMUNITIES

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(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. 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. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1056 (S.B. 221), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2011.