{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-48.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 48.053","heading":"FALSE REPORT; PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally reports information as provided in this chapter that the person knows is false or lacks factual foundation.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Sec. 48.0362 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 907, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1056 (S.B. 221), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["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 48. INVESTIGATIONS AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR ELDERLY PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES","SUBCHAPTER B. REPORTS OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR EXPLOITATION: IMMUNITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.48.htm#48.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"8d5343c455213af4cd2acc367e4bfcd84677fd7c6a250221f2bc683b8fc7db78","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-48.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-48.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}