{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-261.3031","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 261.3031","heading":"FAILURE TO COOPERATE WITH INVESTIGATION; DEPARTMENT RESPONSE.","body":"(a) If a parent or other person refuses to cooperate with the department's investigation of the alleged abuse or neglect of a child and the refusal poses a risk to the child's safety, the department shall seek assistance from the appropriate attorney with responsibility for representing the department as provided by Section 264.009 to obtain a court order as described by Section 261.303.\n(b) A person's failure to report to an agency authorized to investigate abuse or neglect of a child within a reasonable time after receiving proper notice constitutes a refusal by the person to cooperate with the department's investigation. A summons may be issued to locate the person.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.23, eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1406 (S.B. 758), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.134, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD","CHAPTER 261. INVESTIGATION OF REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT","SUBCHAPTER D. INVESTIGATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.261.htm#261.3031","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"72e16330c0138f8b18b338acbc91d733a2b96de3675d5e5e9fe4b3466da20e11","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-261.303","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-261.3032"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}