Tex. Finance Code § 271.006
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 271.006, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 271.006. NOTIFICATION TO TARGET OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) is required to submit a report or return under this chapter; and
(2) knowingly notifies an individual who is the target of a criminal investigation involving an offense under Chapter 34, Penal Code, that:
(A) the attorney general has requested the person to provide information required by this chapter related to the targeted individual; or
(B) the individual may be subject to impending criminal prosecution.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(1) is required to submit a report or return under this chapter; and
(2) knowingly notifies an individual who is the target of a criminal investigation involving an offense under Chapter 34, Penal Code, that:
(A) the attorney general has requested the person to provide information required by this chapter related to the targeted individual; or
(B) the individual may be subject to impending criminal prosecution.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
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