Tex. Local Government Code § 352.021
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 352.021, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 352.021. CONTEMPT OF FIRE INVESTIGATION PROCEEDINGS.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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