VIOLATION OF CONTROL MEASURE ORDERS; CRIMINAL PENALTY
Known as the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Act
The act spans §§ 81–81 (155 sections).
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff
(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly refuses to perform or allow the performance of certain control measures ordered by a health authority or the department under Sections 81.083-81.086.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.