Tex. Penal Code § 43.27
This is the official text of Tex. Penal Code § 43.27, part of Texas’s Penal Code — defines crimes and punishments in Texas.
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§ 43.27. DUTY TO REPORT.
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(a) For purposes of this section, " visual material" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.26.
(b) A business that develops or processes visual material and determines that the material may be evidence of a criminal offense under this subchapter shall report the existence of the visual material to a local law enforcement agency.
(b) A business that develops or processes visual material and determines that the material may be evidence of a criminal offense under this subchapter shall report the existence of the visual material to a local law enforcement agency.
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