Sec. 92.007. INVESTIGATIONS  


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  • (a) The department shall investigate the causes of injuries and methods of prevention.

    (b) The director or the director's designee may enter at reasonable times and inspect within reasonable limits a public place or building, including a public conveyance, in the director's duty to prevent an injury.

    (c) The director or the director's designee may not enter a private residence to conduct an investigation about the causes of injuries without first receiving permission from a lawful adult occupant of the residence.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Renumbered from Health & Safety Code Sec. 87.007 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 17.01(18), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Health and Safety Code Sec. 88.007 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(53), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.