Sec. 242.852.  CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  (a)  A person who intentionally hampers, obstructs, tampers with, or destroys an electronic monitoring device installed in a resident's room in accordance with this subchapter or a tape or recording made by the device commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(b)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that the person took the action with the effective consent of the resident on whose behalf the electronic monitoring device was installed or the resident's guardian or legal representative.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1224, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.