Texas § 260.0091 REQUIRED REPORT BY LESSOR OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR EXPLOITATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.

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§ 260.0091 — REQUIRED REPORT BY LESSOR OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR EXPLOITATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.

Texas § 260.0091

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 260.0091 (2026).

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Sec. 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.

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Sec. 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.