Tex. Fam. Code § 34.009 · Chapter 34. AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT FOR NONPARENT ADULT CAREGIVER
PENALTY.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:
(1) presents a document that is not a valid authorization agreement as a valid authorization agreement under this chapter;
(2) makes a false statement on an authorization agreement; or
(3) obtains an authorization agreement by fraud, duress, or misrepresentation.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 815 (S.B. 1598), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.34.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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