{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-161.043","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.043","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person is required to report under this subchapter and intentionally fails to report.\n(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than $100.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Health and Safety Code Sec. 161.042 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 161. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER E. REPORTS OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OVERDOSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.161.htm#161.043","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"e28eabf8c116416676a638eece9deb683cdf3f90121ac8e7bd5d0b32719f8d4f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-161.042","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-161.044"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}