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Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 36.0011

CULPABLE MENTAL STATE

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Texas Health & Human Services Commission & Office of Inspector General v. Antoine Dental Center (2016)

Most recently applied in Texas Health & Human Services Commission & Office of Inspector General v. Antoine Dental Center (April 2016)

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 806 (S.B. 563), Sec. 2, eff

(a) For purposes of this chapter, a person acts "knowingly" with respect to information if the person:

(1) has knowledge of the information;

(2) acts with conscious indifference to the truth or falsity of the information; or

(3) acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information.

(b) Proof of the person's specific intent to commit an unlawful act under Section 36.002 is not required in a civil or administrative proceeding to show that a person acted "knowingly" with respect to information under this chapter.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.