Texas § OC.702.557 - CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § OC.702.557 — CRIMINAL OFFENSE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ OC.702.557. CRIMINAL OFFENSE
CRIMINAL OFFENSE: INTERFERENCE WITH INVESTIGATION. (a) A person commits an offense if with actual notice that the attorney general, or a district or county attorney, has initiated, or plans to initiate, an investigation under this chapter the person intentionally conceals, alters, destroys, or falsifies a document or record that is relevant or material to the investigation. (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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Section OC.702.557 ("CRIMINAL OFFENSE") 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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