{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-38.171","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 38.171","heading":"FAILURE TO REPORT FELONY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) observes the commission of a felony under circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that an offense had been committed in which serious bodily injury or death may have resulted; and\n(2) fails to immediately report the commission of the offense to a peace officer or law enforcement agency under circumstances in which:\n(A) a reasonable person would believe that the commission of the offense had not been reported; and\n(B) the person could immediately report the commission of the offense without placing himself or herself in danger of suffering serious bodily injury or death.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1009, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 8. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 38. OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.38.htm#38.171","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"07690d973696471baea43e5edd95a4b718ed2ac5fd7b34c5f5bac500d9772577","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-38.17","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-38.172"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}