Texas · Texas Penal Code

Tex. Penal Code § 25.10: INTERFERENCE WITH RIGHTS OF GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a state jail felony by knowingly taking, retaining, or concealing a ward when doing so interferes with a guardian's possessory rights, unless authorized by specific family or human resources statutes.

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