Notification To Target of Criminal Investigation; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 271.006. NOTIFICATION TO TARGET OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) is required to submit a report or return under this chapter; and (2) knowingly notifies an individual who is the target of a criminal investigation involving an offense under Chapter 34, Penal Code, that: (A) the attorney general has requested the person to provide information required by this chapter related to the targeted individual; or (B) the individual may be subject to impending criminal prosecution. (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.