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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 775.118

CRIMINAL PENALTY; CONTEMPT OF FIRE INVESTIGATION

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 272, Sec. 5, eff

(a) A person commits an offense if the person is a witness in connection with an investigation by the fire marshal and:

(1) refuses to be sworn;

(2) refuses to appear and testify; or

(3) fails to produce to the fire marshal any document or item relating to an investigation under this subchapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $25.

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