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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 508.004

CRIMINAL PENALTY

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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 508.004, CRIMINAL PENALTY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/674251
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A person commits an offense if the person knowingly fails or refuses to obey an order or instruction of the commissioner of state health services or a health authority issued under this chapter and published during an area quarantine under this section. An offense under this subsection is a felony of the third degree.