Texas § 42.0447 FALSE REPORT; CRIMINAL PENALTY.

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§ 42.0447 — FALSE REPORT; CRIMINAL PENALTY.

Texas § 42.0447

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Tex. Human Resources Code Code Ann. § 42.0447 (2026).

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Sec. 42.0447. FALSE REPORT; CRIMINAL PENALTY.

(a)A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally files a complaint alleging that a child-care facility or registered or listed family home failed to comply with the commission's minimum standards and the person knows the allegation is false or lacks factual foundation.

(b)An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person has previously been convicted under this section, in which case the offense is a state jail felony.

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Sec. 42.0447. FALSE REPORT; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally files a complaint alleging that a child-care facility or registered or listed family home failed to comply with the commission's minimum standards and the person knows the allegation is false or lacks factual foundation.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person has previously been convicted under this section, in which case the offense is a state jail felony.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 526 (H.B. 877 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 589 (S.B. 569 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.