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

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260.0091: REQUIRED REPORT BY LESSOR OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR EXPLOITATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES
  3. SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES
  4. CHAPTER 260. BOARDING HOME FACILITIES

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

(1) owns a building that the person leases to another person who operates a boarding home facility in the building;

(2) has actual knowledge that a resident of the boarding home facility is being or has been abused, neglected, or exploited; and

(3) fails to report the abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the Department of Family and Protective Services for investigation by that agency.

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

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (S.B. 189), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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