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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) On or before the fifth day of each month, the sheriff of each county shall report to the commission regarding the occurrence during the preceding month of any of the following incidents involving a prisoner in the county jail:
(1) a suicide;
(2) an attempted suicide;
(3) a death;
(4) a serious bodily injury, as that term is defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code;
(5) an assault;
(6) an escape;
(7) a sexual assault; and
(8) any use of force resulting in bodily injury, as that term is defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code.
(b) The commission shall prescribe a form for the report required by Subsection (a).
(c) The information required to be reported under Subsection (a)(8) may not include the name or other identifying information of a county jailer or jail employee.
(d) The information reported under Subsection (a) is public information subject to an open records request under Chapter 552.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 511.020. Serious Incidents Report - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-511-020/
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