Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Finance Code § 271.006: NOTIFICATION TO TARGET OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.

Where this section sits in the code

FINANCE CODE
TITLE 3. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES
SUBTITLE Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 271. FINANCIAL TRANSACTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

(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.

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

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