# Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.0011: CULPABLE MENTAL STATE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.0011

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.0011
- **Heading:** CULPABLE MENTAL STATE
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.0011

## Text

(a) For purposes of this chapter, a person acts "knowingly" with respect to information if the person:

(1) has knowledge of the information;

(2) acts with conscious indifference to the truth or falsity of the information; or

(3) acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information.

(b) Proof of the person's specific intent to commit an unlawful act under Section 36.002 is not required in a civil or administrative proceeding to show that a person acted "knowingly" with respect to information under this chapter.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.001 § 36.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.001.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.002 § 36.002. UNLAWFUL ACTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.002.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.003 § 36.003. DOCUMENTARY MATERIAL IN POSSESSION OF STATE AGENCY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.003.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.004 § 36.004. IMMUNITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.004.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.005 § 36.005. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF AGREEMENT; PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.005.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.006 § 36.006. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.006.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.007 § 36.007. RECOVERY OF COSTS, FEES, AND EXPENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.007.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.008 § 36.008. USE OF MONEY RECOVERED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.008.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.0011 § 36.0011. CULPABLE MENTAL STATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.0011.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.051 § 36.051. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.051.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.052 § 36.052. CIVIL REMEDIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.052.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.053 § 36.053. INVESTIGATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.053.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.054 § 36.054. CIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMAND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.054.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.055 § 36.055. ATTORNEY GENERAL AS RELATOR IN FEDERAL ACTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.055.md)

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