Sec. 702.557. CRIMINAL OFFENSE: INTERFERENCE WITH INVESTIGATION. (a) A person commits an offense if with actual notice that the attorney general, or a district or county attorney, has initiated, or plans to initiate, an investigation under this chapter the person intentionally conceals, alters, destroys, or falsifies a document or record that is relevant or material to the investigation.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle M - Regulation of Other Health Professions
Subchapter L. Enforcement and Penalties
Section 702.551. Investigative and Enforcement Authority
Section 702.552. Suit for Enforcement
Section 702.553. Amount of Civil Penalty
Section 702.554. Violation of Injunction
Section 702.555. Deposit in County Fund
Section 702.556. Criminal Offense: Violation of Chapter
Section 702.557. Criminal Offense: Interference With Investigation
Section 702.558. Criminal Offense: Noncompliance With Subpoena or Investigative Demand