Texas § PE.25.10 - INTERFERENCE WITH RIGHTS OF GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON
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§ PE.25.10. INTERFERENCE WITH RIGHTS OF GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON
INTERFERENCE WITH RIGHTS OF GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON. (a) In this section: (1) "Possessory right" means the right of a guardian of the person to have physical possession of a ward and to establish the ward's legal domicile, as provided by Section 1151.051 (c)(1), Estates Code. (2) "Ward" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 1002 , Estates Code. (b) A person commits an offense if the person takes, retains, or conceals a ward when the person knows that the person's taking, retention, or concealment interferes with a possessory right with respect to the ward. (c) An offense under this section is a state jail felony. (d) This section does not apply to a governmental entity where the taking, retention, or concealment of the ward was authorized by Subtitle E, Title 5, Family Code, or Chapter 48 , Human Resources Code. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 549, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488 ), Sec. 22.056, eff. September 1, 2017.
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