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Family Code §261.410

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In force on Dec 20, 2011 · this text took effect Sep 01, 2005 · same as today's text

REPORT OF ABUSE BY OTHER CHILDREN

(a) In this section: (1) "Physical abuse" means: (A) physical injury that results in substantial harm to the child requiring emergency medical treatment and excluding an accident or reasonable discipline by a parent, guardian, or managing or possessory conservator that does not expose the child to a substantial risk of harm; or (B) failure to make a reasonable effort to prevent an action by another person that results in physical injury that results in substantial harm to the child. (2) "Sexual abuse" means: (A) sexual conduct harmful to a child's mental, emotional, or physical welfare; or (B) failure to make a reasonable effort to prevent sexual conduct harmful to a child. (b) An agency that operates, licenses, certifies, or registers a facility shall require a residential child-care facility to report each incident of physical or sexual abuse committed by a child against another child. (c) Using information received under Subsection (b), the agency that operates, licenses, certifies, or registers a facility shall, subject to the availability of funds, compile a report that includes information: (1) regarding the number of cases of physical and sexual abuse committed by a child against another child; (2) identifying the residential child-care facility; (3) regarding the date each allegation of abuse was made; (4) regarding the date each investigation was started and concluded; (5) regarding the findings and results of each investigation; and (6) regarding the number of children involved in each incident investigated.

History: Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6 ), Sec. 1.31, eff. September 1, 2005.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

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