Texas § HR.48.155 - INTERFERENCE WITH INVESTIGATION OR SERVICES PROHIBITED
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § HR.48.155 — INTERFERENCE WITH INVESTIGATION OR SERVICES PROHIBITED, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ HR.48.155. INTERFERENCE WITH INVESTIGATION OR SERVICES PROHIBITED
INTERFERENCE WITH INVESTIGATION OR SERVICES PROHIBITED. (a) A person, including a guardian and notwithstanding Section 1151.001 , Estates Code, may not interfere with: (1) an investigation by the department or by another protective services agency of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or person with a disability; or (2) the provision of protective services to an elderly person or person with a disability. (b) The department or another protective services agency may petition the appropriate court to enjoin any interference with: (1) an investigation of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation; or (2) the provision of protective services such as removal of the elderly person or person with a disability to safer surroundings or safeguarding the person's resources from exploitation. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 303, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 59, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Sec. 48.103 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 907, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 4.269, eff. April 2, 2015.
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Section HR.48.155 ("INTERFERENCE WITH INVESTIGATION OR SERVICES PROHIBITED") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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