Section 48.155 - Interference With Investigation or Services Prohibited(a) A person, including a guardian and notwithstanding Section 1151.001, Estates Code, may not interfere with:(1) an investigation by the department or by another protective services agency of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or person with a disability; or(2) the provision of protective services to an elderly person or person with a disability.(b) The department or another protective services agency may petition the appropriate court to enjoin any interference with:(1) an investigation of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation; or(2) the provision of protective services such as removal of the elderly person or person with a disability to safer surroundings or safeguarding the person's resources from exploitation.Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.155
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 4.269, eff. 4/2/2015.Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 59, eff. 9/1/1997. Renumbered from Sec. 48.103 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 907, Sec. 17, eff. 9/1/1999.Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 303, Sec. 14, eff. 9/1/1995.