Texas Family Code - Section 153.076. Duty To Provide Information

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§ 153.076.  DUTY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.  (a) The court 
shall order that each conservator of a child has a duty to inform 
the other conservator of the child in a timely manner of significant 
information concerning the health, education, and welfare of the 
child.
	(b)  The court shall order that each conservator of a child 
has the duty to inform the other conservator of the child if the 
conservator resides with for at least 30 days, marries, or intends 
to marry a person who the conservator knows:
		(1)  is registered as a sex offender under Chapter 62, 
Code of Criminal Procedure;  or
		(2)  is currently charged with an offense for which on 
conviction the person would be required to register under that 
chapter.
	(c)  The notice required to be made under Subsection (b) must 
be made as soon as practicable but not later than the 40th day after 
the date the conservator of the child begins to reside with the 
person or the 10th day after the date the marriage occurs, as 
appropriate.  The notice must include a description of the offense 
that is the basis of the person's requirement to register as a sex 
offender or of the offense with which the person is charged.
	(d)  A conservator commits an offense if the conservator 
fails to provide notice in the manner required by Subsections (b) 
and (c).  An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, § 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 330, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 
1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1036, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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