Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 591.021
Criminal Penalty

(a)

A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly causes, conspires with another to cause, or assists another to cause the unlawful continued detention in or unlawful admission or commitment of a person to a facility specified in this subtitle with the intention of harming that person.

(b)

An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c)

The district and county attorney within their respective jurisdictions shall prosecute a violation of this section.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Source: Section 591.021 — Criminal Penalty, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.591.htm#591.021 (accessed May 26, 2025).

591.001
Short Title 591.002
Purpose 591.003
Definitions 591.004
Rules 591.005
Least Restrictive Alternative 591.006
Consent 591.011
Department Responsibilities 591.013
Long-range Plan 591.021
Criminal Penalty 591.022
Civil Penalty 591.023
Injunctive Relief 591.024
Civil Action Against Department Employee 591.025
Liability

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Original Source: Section 591.021 — Criminal Penalty, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.591.htm#591.021 (last accessed May 10, 2025).

Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 591.021 Criminal Penalty

(a)

(b)

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Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 591.021
Criminal Penalty