Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 464.016
Criminal Penalty


(a)

A person commits an offense if the person establishes, conducts, manages, or operates a treatment facility without a license. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.

(b)

A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, maliciously, or recklessly makes a false report under Section 464.010 (Reports of Abuse or Neglect).

(c)

A person commits an offense if the person has reasonable grounds to suspect that abuse or neglect of a client may have occurred and does not report the suspected or possible abuse or neglect to the department as required by Section 464.010 (Reports of Abuse or Neglect).

(d)

An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 189, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1195, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Section 464.016 — Criminal Penalty, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­464.­htm#464.­016 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 464.016’s source at texas​.gov