Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 260.0091
Required Report by Lessor of Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation; Criminal Penalty

(a)

A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)

owns a building that the person leases to another person who operates a boarding home facility in the building;

(2)

has actual knowledge that a resident of the boarding home facility is being or has been abused, neglected, or exploited; and

(3)

fails to report the abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the Department of Family and Protective Services for investigation by that agency.

(b)

An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (S.B. 189), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 260.0091 — Required Report by Lessor of Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation; Criminal Penalty, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­260.­htm#260.­0091 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

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