Sec. 42.0761. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR OPERATING DAY-CARE CENTER WITHOUT QUALIFIED DIRECTOR. (a) An owner or operator of a day-care center commits an offense if the owner or operator knowingly operates the day-care center:
(1) without a director who meets the qualifications of a director prescribed by department rules; or
(2) without the routine presence during the day-care center's hours of operation of a director described by Subdivision (1).
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1406 (S.B. 758), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General
Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services
Chapter 42 - Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies That Provide Child-Care Services
Section 42.0704. Enforcement Policy
Section 42.0705. Range of Penalties
Section 42.071. Suspension or Probation of License or Registration
Section 42.0715. Costs Charged to Facility or Family Home
Section 42.072. License, Listing, or Registration Denial, Suspension, or Revocation
Section 42.073. Emergency Suspension and Closure of a Facility or Family Home
Section 42.074. Injunctive Relief
Section 42.076. Criminal Penalties
Section 42.0761. Criminal Penalty for Operating Day-Care Center Without Qualified Director
Section 42.077. Notice of Action Against Facility or Family Home
Section 42.078. Administrative Penalty