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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 242.852 — CRIMINAL OFFENSE

HS § 242.852Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 242. CONVALESCENT AND NURSING FACILITIES AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS · Art. R. ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF RESIDENT'S ROOM

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(a)A person who intentionally hampers, obstructs, tampers with, or destroys an electronic monitoring device installed in a resident's room in accordance with this subchapter or a tape or recording made by the device commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(b)It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that the person took the action with the effective consent of the resident on whose behalf the electronic monitoring device was installed or the resident's guardian or legal representative.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1224, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 242.852 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.