Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.066 · Subchapter D. INVESTIGATION AND INSPECTION
CONCEALING COMMUNICABLE DISEASE OR EXPOSURE TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly conceals or attempts to conceal from the department, a health authority, or a peace officer, during the course of an investigation under this chapter, the fact that:
(1) the person has, has been exposed to, or is the carrier of a communicable disease that is a threat to the public health; or
(2) a minor child or incompetent adult of whom the person is a parent, managing conservator, or guardian has, has been exposed to, or is the carrier of a communicable disease that is a threat to the public health.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
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. 2.176, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.81.htm
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