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

Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.068: REQUIRED POSTING OF NO TRESPASSING NOTICE; CRIMINAL PENALTY.

(a) Each general residential operation operating as a residential treatment center shall post "No Trespassing" notices on the grounds of the general residential operation.
(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall determine and prescribe the requirements regarding the placement, installation, design, size, wording, and maintenance procedures for the "No Trespassing" notices.
(c) The commission shall provide without charge to each general residential operation operating as a residential treatment center the number of "No Trespassing" notices required to comply with this section and rules adopted under this section.
(d) A person who operates a general residential operation operating as a residential treatment center commits an offense if the commission provides "No Trespassing" notices to the facility and the person fails to display the "No Trespassing" notices on the operation's grounds as required by this section before the end of the 30th business day after the date the operation receives the notices. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2021.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 423 (H.B. 2789), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.

Where this section sits in the code

HUMAN RESOURCES CODE
TITLE 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL
SUBTITLE D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
CHAPTER 42. REGULATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES, HOMES, AND AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE CHILD-CARE SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER C. REGULATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES, HOMES, AND AGENCIES

(a) Each general residential operation operating as a residential treatment center shall post "No Trespassing" notices on the grounds of the general residential operation.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall determine and prescribe the requirements regarding the placement, installation, design, size, wording, and maintenance procedures for the "No Trespassing" notices.

(c) The commission shall provide without charge to each general residential operation operating as a residential treatment center the number of "No Trespassing" notices required to comply with this section and rules adopted under this section.

(d) A person who operates a general residential operation operating as a residential treatment center commits an offense if the commission provides "No Trespassing" notices to the facility and the person fails to display the "No Trespassing" notices on the operation's grounds as required by this section before the end of the 30th business day after the date the operation receives the notices. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2021.

Amended by:

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 423 (H.B. 2789), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.

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