Texas Penal Code
§ 38.172 — FAILURE TO REPORT ASSAULT, NEGLECT, OR OMISSION OF CARE IN CERTAIN GROUP HOMES
PE § 38.172Title 8. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 38. OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATION
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "group home" means an establishment that:
(1)provides, in one or more buildings, lodging to three or more residents who are unrelated by blood or marriage to the owner of the establishment; and
(2)provides those residents with community meals, light housework, meal preparation, transportation, grocery shopping, money management, laundry services, or assistance with self-administration of medication but does not provide personal care services as defined by Section 247.002, Health and Safety Code.
(b)A person commits an offense if the person:
(1)has actual knowledge that a resident of a group home has suffered bodily injury due to assault, neglect, or an omission in care; and
(2)fails to report that fact to law enforcement or the Department of Family and Protective Services.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (S.B. 189), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.