Texas · Texas Penal Code
Tex. Penal Code § 38.17: FAILURE TO STOP OR REPORT SEXUAL OR ASSAULTIVE OFFENSE AGAINST CHILD
Felony
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a felony if they witness a sexual or assaultive offense against a child and fail to assist the child or report it to law enforcement when they could do so safely.
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