FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE AND REPORT OF DEATH OF RESIDENT OF INSTITUTION.
Tex. PENAL Code § 38.19.
in effectText of subsection effective until April 01, 2027
(a) A superintendent or general manager of an institution commits an offense if, as required by Article 49.24 or 49.25 , Code of Criminal Procedure, the person fails to:
(1) provide notice of the death of an individual under the care, custody, or control of or residing in the institution;
(2) submit a report on the death of the individual; or
(3) include in the report material facts known or discovered by the person at the time the report was filed.
Text of subsection effective on April 01, 2027
(a) A superintendent or general manager of an institution commits an offense if, as required by Article 49A.151 or 49A.152 , Code of Criminal Procedure, the person fails to:
(1) provide notice of the death of an individual under the care, custody, or control of or residing in the institution;
(2) submit a report on the death of the individual; or
(3) include in the report material facts known or discovered by the person at the time the report was filed.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 894, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.