Tex. Labor Code § 51.021
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 51.021, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 51.021. INSPECTION; COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission, or a person designated by the commission, may, during working hours:
(1) inspect a place where there is good reason to believe that a child is employed or has been employed within the last two years; and
(2) collect information concerning the employment of a child who works or within the last two years has worked at that place.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally hinders an inspection or the collection of information authorized by this section.
(1) inspect a place where there is good reason to believe that a child is employed or has been employed within the last two years; and
(2) collect information concerning the employment of a child who works or within the last two years has worked at that place.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally hinders an inspection or the collection of information authorized by this section.
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