Tex. Human Resources Code Section 36.0011
Culpable Mental State


(a)

For purposes of this chapter, a person acts “knowingly” with respect to information if the person:

(1)

has knowledge of the information;

(2)

acts with conscious indifference to the truth or falsity of the information; or

(3)

acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information.

(b)

Proof of the person’s specific intent to commit an unlawful act under Section 36.002 (Unlawful Acts) is not required in a civil or administrative proceeding to show that a person acted “knowingly” with respect to information under this chapter.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 806 (S.B. 563), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.

Source: Section 36.0011 — Culpable Mental State, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.­36.­htm#36.­0011 (accessed May 25, 2024).

Accessed:
May 25, 2024

§ 36.0011’s source at texas​.gov