Texas Penal Code - Section 25.10. Interference With Rights Of Guardian Of The Person
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§ 25.10. INTERFERENCE WITH RIGHTS OF GUARDIAN OF THE
PERSON. (a) In this section:
(1) "Possessory right" means the right of a guardian
of the person to have physical possession of a ward and to establish
the ward's legal domicile, as provided by Section 767(1), Texas
Probate Code.
(2) "Ward" has the meaning assigned by Section 601,
Texas Probate Code.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person takes,
retains, or conceals a ward when the person knows that the person's
taking, retention, or concealment interferes with a possessory
right with respect to the ward.
(c) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
(d) This section does not apply to a governmental entity
where the taking, retention, or concealment of the ward was
authorized by Subtitle E, Title 5, Family Code, or Chapter 48, Human
Resources Code.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 549, § 32, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Section: 25.04 25.05 25.06 25.07 25.071 25.08 25.09 25.10 28.01 28.02 28.03 28.04 28.05 28.06 28.07
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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