Texas Penal Code - Section 46.12. Maps As Evidence Of Location Or Area
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§ 46.12. MAPS AS EVIDENCE OF LOCATION OR AREA. (a) In a
prosecution of an offense for which punishment is increased under
Section 46.11, a map produced or reproduced by a municipal or county
engineer for the purpose of showing the location and boundaries of
weapon-free zones is admissible in evidence and is prima facie
evidence of the location or boundaries of those areas if the
governing body of the municipality or county adopts a resolution or
ordinance approving the map as an official finding and record of the
location or boundaries of those areas.
(b) A municipal or county engineer may, on request of the
governing body of the municipality or county, revise a map that has
been approved by the governing body of the municipality or county as
provided by Subsection (a).
(c) A municipal or county engineer shall file the original
or a copy of every approved or revised map approved as provided by
Subsection (a) with the county clerk of each county in which the
area is located.
(d) This section does not prevent the prosecution from:
(1) introducing or relying on any other evidence or
testimony to establish any element of an offense for which
punishment is increased under Section 46.11; or
(2) using or introducing any other map or diagram
otherwise admissible under the Texas Rules of Evidence.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 320, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 728, § 16.004, eff. Sept. 1,
2005.
Section: 46.05 46.06 46.07 46.08 46.09 46.10 46.11 46.12 46.13 46.15 47.01 47.02 47.03 47.04 47.05
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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