Tex. Human Resources Code § 241.008

This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 241.008, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.

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§ 241.008. DUTY TO FILE COMPLAINT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

Official statutory text

If the executive director has reasonable cause to believe that a child in the custody of the department is the victim of a crime committed at a department facility operated under this subtitle, the executive director shall immediately file a complaint with the appropriate law enforcement agency.

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