{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-38.19","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 38.19","heading":"FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE AND REPORT OF DEATH OF RESIDENT OF INSTITUTION.","body":"Text of subsection effective until April 01, 2027\n(a) A superintendent or general manager of an institution commits an offense if, as required by Article 49.24 or 49.25, Code of Criminal Procedure, the person fails to:\n(1) provide notice of the death of an individual under the care, custody, or control of or residing in the institution;\n(2) submit a report on the death of the individual; or\n(3) include in the report material facts known or discovered by the person at the time the report was filed.\nText of subsection effective on April 01, 2027\n(a) A superintendent or general manager of an institution commits an offense if, as required by Article 49A.151 or 49A.152, Code of Criminal Procedure, the person fails to:\n(1) provide notice of the death of an individual under the care, custody, or control of or residing in the institution;\n(2) submit a report on the death of the individual; or\n(3) include in the report material facts known or discovered by the person at the time the report was filed.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 894, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 2.20, eff. April 1, 2027.","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#38.19","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"38ebf101d7fe9dcb292095b78a98706e73a02293c0b9980e16d68e6d045cc191","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-38.18","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-39.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}