Texas Penal Code - Section 42.055. Funeral Service Disruptions
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§ 42.055. FUNERAL SERVICE DISRUPTIONS. (a) In this
section:
(1) "Facility" means a building at which any portion
of a funeral service takes place, including a funeral parlor,
mortuary, private home, or established place of worship.
(2) "Funeral service" means a ceremony, procession, or
memorial service, including a wake or viewing, held in connection
with the burial or cremation of the dead.
(3) "Picketing" means:
(A) standing, sitting, or repeated walking,
riding, driving, or other similar action by a person displaying or
carrying a banner, placard, or sign;
(B) engaging in loud singing, chanting,
whistling, or yelling, with or without noise amplification through
a device such as a bullhorn or microphone; or
(C) blocking access to a facility or cemetery
being used for a funeral service.
(b) A person commits an offense if, during the period
beginning one hour before the service begins and ending one hour
after the service is completed, the person engages in picketing
within 500 feet of a facility or cemetery being used for a funeral
service.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 2, § 1, eff. May 19,
2006.
Section: 39.05 39.06 42.01 42.02 42.03 42.04 42.05 42.055 42.06 42.061 42.062 42.07 42.072 42.08 42.09
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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