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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 161.011. Permission Required

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A person, including an officer or agent of this state or of an instrumentality or political subdivision of this state, may not enter a private residence to conduct a health inspection without first receiving:

(1) permission obtained from a lawful adult occupant of the residence; or

(2) an authorization to inspect the residence for a specific public health purpose by a magistrate or by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction on a showing of a probable violation of a state health law, a control measure under Chapter 81,  1 or a health ordinance of a political subdivision.

1 V.T.C.A., Health & Safety Code § 81.001 et seq.
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