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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 352.021

CONTEMPT OF FIRE INVESTIGATION PROCEEDINGS

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A person commits an offense if the person is a witness in connection with an investigation under Section 352.015 and refuses to be sworn, refuses to appear and testify, or fails and refuses to produce before the county fire marshal any book, paper, or other document relating to any matter under investigation if called on by the marshal to do so.

(a-1) A person commits an offense if the person is the owner of property subject to an investigation under Section 352.015 and the person refuses to be sworn, refuses to appear and testify, or fails and refuses to produce before the county fire marshal any book, paper, or other document relating to any matter under investigation if called on by the marshal to do so.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $2,000.

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