Tex. Health & Safety Code § 161.011 · Subchapter B. HEALTH INSPECTION OF PRIVATE RESIDENCE
PERMISSION REQUIRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A person, including an officer or agent of this state or of an instrumentality or political subdivision of this state, may not enter a private residence to conduct a health inspection without first receiving:
(1) permission obtained from a lawful adult occupant of the residence; or
(2) an authorization to inspect the residence for a specific public health purpose by a magistrate or by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction on a showing of a probable violation of a state health law, a control measure under Chapter 81, or a health ordinance of a political subdivision.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.189, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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