Texas Statutes
§ 511.020 — SERIOUS INCIDENTS REPORT.
Texas § 511.020
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Code GVGovernment Code
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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 511.020 (2026).
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Sec. 511.020. SERIOUS INCIDENTS REPORT.
(a)On or before the fifth day of each month, the sheriff of each county shall report to the commission regarding the occurrence during the preceding month of any of the following incidents involving a prisoner in the county jail:
(1)a suicide;
(2)an attempted suicide;
(3)a death;
(4)a serious bodily injury, as that term is defined by Section 1.07 , Penal Code;
(5)an assault;
(6)an escape;
(7)a sexual assault; and
(8)any use of force resulting in bodily injury, as that term is defined by Section 1.07 , Penal Code.
(b)The commission shall prescribe a form for the report required by Subsection (a).
(c)The information required to be reported under Subsection (a)(8) may not include the name or other identifying information of a county jailer or
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1849 ), Sec. 3.07, eff. September 1, 2017.
Nearby Sections
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§ 511.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 511.002
COMMISSION.§ 511.003
SUNSET PROVISION.§ 511.004
MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; VACANCIES.§ 511.00405
TRAINING.§ 511.0041
REMOVAL OF COMMISSION MEMBERS.§ 511.0042
CONFLICT OF INTEREST.§ 511.006
MEETINGS; RULES.§ 511.0061
USE OF TECHNOLOGY.§ 511.007
COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.§ 511.0071
COMPLAINTS AND ACCESS.§ 511.0072
COMPLAINT INFORMATION.§ 511.008
DIRECTOR; STAFF.§ 511.0081
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