Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.153 · Subchapter D. INVESTIGATIONS BY ALL AGENCIES
ACCESS TO INVESTIGATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) To implement an investigation of reported abuse, neglect, or exploitation, the probate court, or the county court when no probate court exists, may authorize entry of the place of residence of the elderly person or person with a disability.
(b) A peace officer shall accompany and assist the person making a court-ordered entry under this section, if in the opinion of the court such action is necessary.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 907, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.267, eff. April 2, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.48.htm
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- Composed by
- 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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