Criminal Penalty For Operating Day-Care Center Without Qualified Director

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 an interim director under Section 42.04201; or (2) without the routine presence during the day-care center's hours of operation of a director or an interim 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. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1097 (S.B. 1327), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.