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Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.155

INTERFERENCE WITH INVESTIGATION OR SERVICES PROHIBITED

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 303, Sec. 14, eff

(a) A person, including a guardian and notwithstanding Section 1151.001, Estates Code, may not interfere with:

(1) an investigation by the department or by another protective services agency of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or person with a disability; or

(2) the provision of protective services to an elderly person or person with a disability.

(b) The department or another protective services agency may petition the appropriate court to enjoin any interference with:

(1) an investigation of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation; or

(2) the provision of protective services such as removal of the elderly person or person with a disability to safer surroundings or safeguarding the person's resources from exploitation.

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