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• Texas Penal Code Section 1.01 - Short Title
  This code shall be known and may be cited as the Penal Code. Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, eff. Jan. ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 1.02 - Objectives Of Code
  The general purposes of this code are to establish a system of prohibitions, penalties, and correctional measures to deal with conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 1.03 - Effect Of Code
  (a) Conduct does not constitute an offense unless it is defined as an offense by statute, municipal ordinance, order of a county commissioners court, or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 1.04 - Territorial Jurisdiction
  (a) This state has jurisdiction over an offense that a person commits by his own conduct or the conduct of another for which he is ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 1.05 - Construction Of Code
  (a) The rule that a penal statute is to be strictly construed does not apply to this code. The provisions of this code shall be ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 1.06 - Computation Of Age
  A person attains a specified age on the day of the anniversary of his birthdate. Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 1.07 - Definitions
  (a) In this code: (1) "Act" means a bodily movement, whether voluntary or involuntary, and includes speech. (2) "Actor" means a person whose criminal responsibility ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 1.08 - Preemption
  No governmental subdivision or agency may enact or enforce a law that makes any conduct covered by this code an offense subject to a criminal ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 2.01 - Proof Beyond A Reasonable Doubt
  All persons are presumed to be innocent and no person may be convicted of an offense unless each element of the offense is proved beyond ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 2.02 - Exception
  (a) An exception to an offense in this code is so labeled by the phrase: "It is an exception to the application of . . ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 2.03 - Defense
  (a) A defense to prosecution for an offense in this code is so labeled by the phrase: "It is a defense to prosecution . . ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 2.04 - Affirmative Defense
  (a) An affirmative defense in this code is so labeled by the phrase: "It is an affirmative defense to prosecution . . . ." (b) ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 2.05 - Presumption
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), when this code or another penal law establishes a presumption with respect to any fact, it has the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 3.01 - Definition
  In this chapter, "criminal episode" means the commission of two or more offenses, regardless of whether the harm is directed toward or inflicted upon more ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 3.02 - Consolidation And Joinder Of Prosecutions
  (a) A defendant may be prosecuted in a single criminal action for all offenses arising out of the same criminal episode. (b) When a single ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 3.03 - Sentences For Offenses Arising Out Of Same Criminal Episode
  (a) When the accused is found guilty of more than one offense arising out of the same criminal episode prosecuted in a single criminal action, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 3.04 - Severance
  (a) Whenever two or more offenses have been consolidated or joined for trial under Section 3.02, the defendant shall have a right to a severance ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 6.01 - Requirement Of Voluntary Act Or Omission
  (a) A person commits an offense only if he voluntarily engages in conduct, including an act, an omission, or possession. (b) Possession is a voluntary ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 6.02 - Requirement Of Culpability
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), a person does not commit an offense unless he intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence engages in ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 6.03 - Definitions Of Culpable Mental States
  (a) A person acts intentionally, or with intent, with respect to the nature of his conduct or to a result of his conduct when it ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 6.04 - Causation: Conduct And Results
  (a) A person is criminally responsible if the result would not have occurred but for his conduct, operating either alone or concurrently with another cause, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 7.01 - Parties To Offenses
  (a) A person is criminally responsible as a party to an offense if the offense is committed by his own conduct, by the conduct of ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 7.02 - Criminal Responsibility For Conduct Of Another
  (a) A person is criminally responsible for an offense committed by the conduct of another if: (1) acting with the kind of culpability required for ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 7.03 - Defenses Excluded
  In a prosecution in which an actor's criminal responsibility is based on the conduct of another, the actor may be convicted on proof of commission ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 7.21 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Agent" means a director, officer, employee, or other person authorized to act in behalf of a corporation or association. (2) "High ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 7.22 - Criminal Responsibility Of Corporation Or Association
  (a) If conduct constituting an offense is performed by an agent acting in behalf of a corporation or association and within the scope of his ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 7.23 - Criminal Responsibility Of Person For Conduct In Behalf Of Corporation Or Association
  (a) An individual is criminally responsible for conduct that he performs in the name of or in behalf of a corporation or association to the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 7.24 - Defense To Criminal Responsibility Of Corporation Or Association
  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution of a corporation or association under Section 7.22(a)(1) or (a)(2) that the high managerial agent having supervisory responsibility ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 8.01 - Insanity
  (a) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution that, at the time of the conduct charged, the actor, as a result of severe mental disease ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 8.02 - Mistake Of Fact
  (a) It is a defense to prosecution that the actor through mistake formed a reasonable belief about a matter of fact if his mistaken belief ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 8.03 - Mistake Of Law
  (a) It is no defense to prosecution that the actor was ignorant of the provisions of any law after the law has taken effect. (b) ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 8.04 - Intoxication
  (a) Voluntary intoxication does not constitute a defense to the commission of crime. (b) Evidence of temporary insanity caused by intoxication may be introduced by ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 8.05 - Duress
  (a) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the actor engaged in the proscribed conduct because he was compelled to do so by threat ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 8.06 - Entrapment
  (a) It is a defense to prosecution that the actor engaged in the conduct charged because he was induced to do so by a law ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 8.07 - Age Affecting Criminal Responsibility
  (a) A person may not be prosecuted for or convicted of any offense that the person committed when younger than 15 years of age except: ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Custody" has the meaning assigned by Section 38.01. (2) "Escape" has the meaning assigned by Section 38.01. (3) "Deadly force" means ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.02 - Justification As A Defense
  It is a defense to prosecution that the conduct in question is justified under this chapter. Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.03 - Confinement As Justifiable Force
  Confinement is justified when force is justified by this chapter if the actor takes reasonable measures to terminate the confinement as soon as he knows ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.04 - Threats As Justifiable Force
  The threat of force is justified when the use of force is justified by this chapter. For purposes of this section, a threat to cause ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.05 - Reckless Injury Of Innocent Third Person
  Even though an actor is justified under this chapter in threatening or using force or deadly force against another, if in doing so he also ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.06 - Civil Remedies Unaffected
  The fact that conduct is justified under this chapter does not abolish or impair any remedy for the conduct that is available in a civil ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.21 - Public Duty
  (a) Except as qualified by Subsections (b) and (c), conduct is justified if the actor reasonably believes the conduct is required or authorized by law, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.22 - Necessity
  Conduct is justified if: (1) the actor reasonably believes the conduct is immediately necessary to avoid imminent harm; (2) the desirability and urgency of avoiding ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.31 - Self-Defense
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), a person is justified in using force against another when and to the degree he reasonably believes the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.32 - Deadly Force In Defense Of Person
  (a) A person is justified in using deadly force against another: (1) if he would be justified in using force against the other under Section ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.33 - Defense Of Third Person
  A person is justified in using force or deadly force against another to protect a third person if: (1) under the circumstances as the actor ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.34 - Protection Of Life Or Health
  (a) A person is justified in using force, but not deadly force, against another when and to the degree he reasonably believes the force is ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.41 - Protection Of One's Own Property
  (a) A person in lawful possession of land or tangible, movable property is justified in using force against another when and to the degree the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.42 - Deadly Force To Protect Property
  A person is justified in using deadly force against another to protect land or tangible, movable property: (1) if he would be justified in using ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.43 - Protection Of Third Person's Property
  A person is justified in using force or deadly force against another to protect land or tangible, movable property of a third person if, under ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.44 - Use Of Device To Protect Property
  The justification afforded by Sections 9.41 and 9.43 applies to the use of a device to protect land or tangible, movable property if: (1) the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.51 - Arrest And Search
  (a) A peace officer, or a person acting in a peace officer's presence and at his direction, is justified in using force against another when ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.52 - Prevention Of Escape From Custody
  The use of force to prevent the escape of an arrested person from custody is justifiable when the force could have been employed to effect ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.53 - Maintaining Security In Correctional Facility
  An officer or employee of a correctional facility is justified in using force against a person in custody when and to the degree the officer ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.61 - Parent-Child
  (a) The use of force, but not deadly force, against a child younger than 18 years is justified: (1) if the actor is the child's ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.62 - Educator-Student
  The use of force, but not deadly force, against a person is justified: (1) if the actor is entrusted with the care, supervision, or administration ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 9.63 - Guardian-Incompetent
  The use of force, but not deadly force, against a mental incompetent is justified: (1) if the actor is the incompetent's guardian or someone similarly ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.01 - Punishment In Accordance With Code
  (a) A person adjudged guilty of an offense under this code shall be punished in accordance with this chapter and the Code of Criminal Procedure. ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.02 - Classification Of Offenses
  Offenses are designated as felonies or misdemeanors. Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.03 - Classification Of Misdemeanors
  (a) Misdemeanors are classified according to the relative seriousness of the offense into three categories: (1) Class A misdemeanors; (2) Class B misdemeanors; (3) Class ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.04 - Classification Of Felonies
  (a) Felonies are classified according to the relative seriousness of the offense into five categories: (1) capital felonies; (2) felonies of the first degree; (3) ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.21 - Class A Misdemeanor
  An individual adjudged guilty of a Class A misdemeanor shall be punished by: (1) a fine not to exceed $4,000; (2) confinement in jail for ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.22 - Class B Misdemeanor
  An individual adjudged guilty of a Class B misdemeanor shall be punished by: (1) a fine not to exceed $2,000; (2) confinement in jail for ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.23 - Class C Misdemeanor
  An individual adjudged guilty of a Class C misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500. Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.31 - Capital Felony
  (a) An individual adjudged guilty of a capital felony in a case in which the state seeks the death penalty shall be punished by imprisonment ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.32 - First Degree Felony Punishment
  (a) An individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the first degree shall be punished by imprisonment in the institutional division for life or for ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.33 - Second Degree Felony Punishment
  (a) An individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the second degree shall be punished by imprisonment in the institutional division for any term of ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.34 - Third Degree Felony Punishment
  (a) An individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the third degree shall be punished by imprisonment in the institutional division for any term of ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.35 - State Jail Felony Punishment
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an individual adjudged guilty of a state jail felony shall be punished by confinement in a state jail ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.41 - Classification Of Offenses Outside This Code
  For purposes of this subchapter, any conviction not obtained from a prosecution under this code shall be classified as follows: (1) "felony of the third ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.42 - Penalties For Repeat And Habitual Felony Offenders
  (a)(1) If it is shown on the trial of a state jail felony punishable under Section 12.35(a) that the defendant has previously been finally convicted ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.43 - Penalties For Repeat And Habitual Misdemeanor Offenders
  (a) If it is shown on the trial of a Class A misdemeanor that the defendant has been before convicted of a Class A misdemeanor ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.44 - Reduction Of State Jail Felony Punishment To Misdemeanor Punishment
  (a) A court may punish a defendant who is convicted of a state jail felony by imposing the confinement permissible as punishment for a Class ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.45 - Admission Of Unadjudicated Offense
  (a) A person may, with the consent of the attorney for the state, admit during the sentencing hearing his guilt of one or more unadjudicated ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.46 - Use Of Prior Convictions
  The use of a conviction for enhancement purposes shall not preclude the subsequent use of such conviction for enhancement purposes. Added by Acts 1979, 66th ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.47 - Penalty If Offense Committed Because Of Bias Or Prejudice
  (a) If an affirmative finding under Article 42.014, Code of Criminal Procedure, is made in the trial of an offense other than a first degree ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.48 - Certain Offenses Resulting In Loss To Nursing And Convalescent Homes
  If it is shown on the trial of an offense under Chapter 31 or 32 that, as a result of a loss incurred because of ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.49 - Penalty If Controlled Substance Used To Commit Offense
  If the court makes an affirmative finding under Article 42.012, Code of Criminal Procedure, in the punishment phase of the trial of an offense under ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 12.51 - Authorized Punishments For Corporations And Associations
  (a) If a corporation or association is adjudged guilty of an offense that provides a penalty consisting of a fine only, a court may sentence ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 15.01 - Criminal Attempt
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with specific intent to commit an offense, he does an act amounting to more than mere preparation that ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 15.02 - Criminal Conspiracy
  (a) A person commits criminal conspiracy if, with intent that a felony be committed: (1) he agrees with one or more persons that they or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 15.03 - Criminal Solicitation
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent that a capital felony or felony of the first degree be committed, he requests, commands, or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 15.031 - Criminal Solicitation Of A Minor
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent that an offense listed by Section 3g(a)(1), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, be committed, the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 15.04 - Renunciation Defense
  (a) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Section 15.01 that under circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation of his criminal objective the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 15.05 - No Offense
  Attempt or conspiracy to commit, or solicitation of, a preparatory offense defined in this chapter is not an offense. Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 16.01 - Unlawful Use Of Criminal Instrument
  (a) A person commits an offense if: (1) he possesses a criminal instrument with intent to use it in the commission of an offense; or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 16.02 - Unlawful Interception, Use, Or Disclosure Of Wire, Oral, Or Electronic Communications
  (a) In this section, "computer trespasser," "covert entry," "communication common carrier," "contents," "electronic communication," "electronic, mechanical, or other device," "immediate life-threatening situation," "intercept," "investigative or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 16.03 - Unlawful Use Of Pen Register Or Trap And Trace Device
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly installs or uses a pen register or trap and trace device to record or decode ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 16.04 - Unlawful Access To Stored Communications
  (a) In this section, "electronic communication," "electronic storage," "user," and "wire communication" have the meanings assigned to those terms in Article 18.21, Code of Criminal ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 16.05 - Illegal Divulgence Of Public Communications
  (a) In this section, "electronic communication," "electronic communications service," and "electronic communications system" have the meanings given those terms in Article 18.20, Code of Criminal ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 16.06 - Unlawful Installation Of Tracking Device
  (a) In this section: (1) "Electronic or mechanical tracking device" means a device capable of emitting an electronic frequency or other signal that may be ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 19.01 - Types Of Criminal Homicide
  (a) A person commits criminal homicide if he intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence causes the death of an individual. (b) Criminal homicide is ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 19.02 - Murder
  (a) In this section: (1) "Adequate cause" means cause that would commonly produce a degree of anger, rage, resentment, or terror in a person of ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 19.03 - Capital Murder
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person commits murder as defined under Section 19.02(b)(1) and: (1) the person murders a peace officer or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 19.04 - Manslaughter
  (a) A person commits an offense if he recklessly causes the death of an individual. (b) An offense under this section is a felony of ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 19.05 - Criminally Negligent Homicide
  (a) A person commits an offense if he causes the death of an individual by criminal negligence. (b) An offense under this section is a ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 19.06 - Applicability To Certain Conduct
  This chapter does not apply to the death of an unborn child if the conduct charged is: (1) conduct committed by the mother of the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 20.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Restrain" means to restrict a person's movements without consent, so as to interfere substantially with the person's liberty, by moving the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 20.02 - Unlawful Restraint
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly restrains another person. (b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 20.03 - Kidnapping
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly abducts another person. (b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 20.04 - Aggravated Kidnapping
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly abducts another person with the intent to: (1) hold him for ransom or reward; ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 20.05 - Unlawful Transport
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person for pecuniary benefit transports an individual in a manner that: (1) is designed to conceal the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 21.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Deviate sexual intercourse" means: (A) any contact between any part of the genitals of one person and the mouth or anus ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 21.06 - Homosexual Conduct
  [This section was declared unconstitutional by Lawrence v. Texas, 123 S.Ct. 2472.] (a) A person commits an offense if he engages in deviate sexual ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 21.07 - Public Lewdness
  (a) A person commits an offense if he knowingly engages in any of the following acts in a public place or, if not in a ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 21.08 - Indecent Exposure
  (a) A person commits an offense if he exposes his anus or any part of his genitals with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 21.11 - Indecency With A Child
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with a child younger than 17 years and not the person's spouse, whether the child is of the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 21.12 - Improper Relationship Between Educator And Student
  (a) An employee of a public or private primary or secondary school commits an offense if the employee engages in sexual contact, sexual intercourse, or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 21.15 - Improper Photography Or Visual Recording
  (a) In this section, "promote" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.21. (b) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) photographs or by ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 22.01 - Assault
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another, including the person's spouse; (2) intentionally ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 22.011 - Sexual Assault
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) intentionally or knowingly: (A) causes the penetration of the anus or sexual organ of another ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 22.015 - Coercing, Soliciting, Or Inducing Gang Membership
  (a) In this section: (1) "Child" means an individual younger than 17 years of age. (2) "Criminal street gang" has the meaning assigned by Section ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 22.02 - Aggravated Assault
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person commits assault as defined in § 22.01 and the person: (1) causes serious bodily injury to ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 22.021 - Aggravated Sexual Assault
  (a) A person commits an offense: (1) if the person: (A) intentionally or knowingly: (i) causes the penetration of the anus or sexual organ of ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 22.04 - Injury To A Child, Elderly Individual, Or Disabled Individual
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence, by act or intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly by omission, causes ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 22.041 - Abandoning Or Endangering Child
  (a) In this section, "abandon" means to leave a child in any place without providing reasonable and necessary care for the child, under circumstances under ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 22.05 - Deadly Conduct
  (a) A person commits an offense if he recklessly engages in conduct that places another in imminent danger of serious bodily injury. (b) A person ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 22.06 - Consent As Defense To Assaultive Conduct
  The victim's effective consent or the actor's reasonable belief that the victim consented to the actor's conduct is a defense to prosecution under Section 22.01 ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 22.07 - Terroristic Threat
  (a) A person commits an offense if he threatens to commit any offense involving violence to any person or property with intent to: (1) cause ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 22.08 - Aiding Suicide
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to promote or assist the commission of suicide by another, he aids or attempts to aid ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 22.09 - Tampering With Consumer Product
  (a) In this section: (1) "Consumer Product" means any product offered for sale to or for consumption by the public and includes "food" and "drugs" ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 22.10 - Leaving A Child In A Vehicle
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly leaves a child in a motor vehicle for longer than five minutes, knowing that ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 22.11 - Harassment By Persons In Certain Correctional Facilities; Harassment Of Public Servant
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to assault, harass, or alarm, the person: (1) while imprisoned or confined in a correctional ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 22.12 - Applicability To Certain Conduct
  This chapter does not apply to conduct charged as having been committed against an individual who is an unborn child if the conduct is: (1) ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 20A.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Forced labor or services" means labor or services that are performed or provided by another person and obtained through an actor's: ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 20A.02 - Trafficking Of Persons
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly traffics another person with the intent that the trafficked person engage in: (1) forced labor ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 25.01 - Bigamy
  (a) An individual commits an offense if: (1) he is legally married and he: (A) purports to marry or does marry a person other than ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 25.02 - Prohibited Sexual Conduct
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person engages in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with another person the actor knows to be, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 25.03 - Interference With Child Custody
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person takes or retains a child younger than 18 years when the person: (1) knows that the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 25.031 - Agreement To Abduct From Custody
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person agrees, for remuneration or the promise of remuneration, to abduct a child younger than 18 years ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 25.04 - Enticing A Child
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to interfere with the lawful custody of a child younger than 18 years, he knowingly ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 25.05 - Criminal Nonsupport
  (a) An individual commits an offense if the individual intentionally or knowingly fails to provide support for the individual's child younger than 18 years of ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 25.06 - Harboring Runaway Child
  (a) A person commits an offense if he knowingly harbors a child and he is criminally negligent about whether the child: (1) is younger than ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 25.07 - Violation Of Protective Order Or Magistrate's Order
  (a) A person commits an offense if, in violation of an order issued under Section 6.504 or Chapter 85, Family Code, under Article 17.292, Code ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 25.071 - Violation Of Protective Order Preventing Offense Caused By Bias Or Prejudice
  (a) A person commits an offense if, in violation of an order issued under Article 6.08, Code of Criminal Procedure, the person knowingly or intentionally: ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 25.08 - Sale Or Purchase Of Child
  (a) A person commits an offense if he: (1) possesses a child younger than 18 years of age or has the custody, conservatorship, or guardianship ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 25.09 - Advertising For Placement Of Child
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person advertises in the public media that the person will place a child for adoption or will ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 25.10 - Interference With Rights Of Guardian Of The Person
  (a) In this section: (1) "Possessory right" means the right of a guardian of the person to have physical possession of a ward and to ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 28.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Habitation" means a structure or vehicle that is adapted for the overnight accommodation of persons and includes: (A) each separately secured ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 28.02 - Arson
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person starts a fire, regardless of whether the fire continues after ignition, or causes an explosion with ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 28.03 - Criminal Mischief
  (a) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner: (1) he intentionally or knowingly damages or destroys the tangible property ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 28.04 - Reckless Damage Or Destruction
  (a) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, he recklessly damages or destroys property of the owner. (b) An ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 28.05 - Actor's Interest In Property
  It is no defense to prosecution under this chapter that the actor has an interest in the property damaged or destroyed if another person also ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 28.06 - Amount Of Pecuniary Loss
  (a) The amount of pecuniary loss under this chapter, if the property is destroyed, is: (1) the fair market value of the property at the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 28.07 - Interference With Railroad Property
  (a) In this section: (1) "Railroad property" means: (A) a train, locomotive, railroad car, caboose, work equipment, rolling stock, safety device, switch, or connection that ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 28.08 - Graffiti
  (a) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, the person intentionally or knowingly makes markings, including inscriptions, slogans, drawings, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 29.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "In the course of committing theft" means conduct that occurs in an attempt to commit, during the commission, or in immediate ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 29.02 - Robbery
  (a) A person commits an offense if, in the course of committing theft as defined in Chapter 31 and with intent to obtain or maintain ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 29.03 - Aggravated Robbery
  (a) A person commits an offense if he commits robbery as defined in Section 29.02, and he: (1) causes serious bodily injury to another; (2) ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 30.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Habitation" means a structure or vehicle that is adapted for the overnight accommodation of persons, and includes: (A) each separately secured ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 30.02 - Burglary
  (a) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, the person: (1) enters a habitation, or a building (or any ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 30.03 - Burglary Of Coin-Operated Or Coin Collection Machines
  (a) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, he breaks or enters into any coin-operated machine, coin collection machine, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 30.04 - Burglary Of Vehicles
  (a) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, he breaks into or enters a vehicle or any part of ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 30.05 - Criminal Trespass
  (a) A person commits an offense if he enters or remains on or in property, including an aircraft or other vehicle, of another without effective ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 30.06 - Trespass By Holder Of License To Carry Concealed Handgun
  (a) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder: (1) carries a handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 31.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Deception" means: (A) creating or confirming by words or conduct a false impression of law or fact that is likely to ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 31.02 - Consolidation Of Theft Offenses
  Theft as defined in Section 31.03 constitutes a single offense superseding the separate offenses previously known as theft, theft by false pretext, conversion by a ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 31.03 - Theft
  (a) A person commits an offense if he unlawfully appropriates property with intent to deprive the owner of property. (b) Appropriation of property is unlawful ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 31.04 - Theft Of Service
  (a) A person commits theft of service if, with intent to avoid payment for service that he knows is provided only for compensation: (1) he ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 31.05 - Theft Of Trade Secrets
  (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Article" means any object, material, device, or substance or any copy thereof, including a writing, recording, drawing, sample, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 31.06 - Presumption For Theft By Check
  (a) If the actor obtained property or secured performance of service by issuing or passing a check or similar sight order for the payment of ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 31.07 - Unauthorized Use Of A Vehicle
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly operates another's boat, airplane, or motor-propelled vehicle without the effective consent of the owner. ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 31.08 - Value
  (a) Subject to the additional criteria of Subsections (b) and (c), value under this chapter is: (1) the fair market value of the property or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 31.09 - Aggregation Of Amounts Involved In Theft
  When amounts are obtained in violation of this chapter pursuant to one scheme or continuing course of conduct, whether from the same or several sources, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 31.10 - Actor's Interest In Property
  It is no defense to prosecution under this chapter that the actor has an interest in the property or service stolen if another person has ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 31.11 - Tampering With Identification Numbers
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) knowingly or intentionally removes, alters, or obliterates the serial number or other permanent identification marking ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 31.12 - Theft Of Or Tampering With Multichannel Video Or Information Services
  (a) A person commits an offense if, without the authorization of the multichannel video or information services provider, the person intentionally or knowingly: (1) makes ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 31.13 - Manufacture, Distribution, Or Advertisement Of Multichannel Video Or Information Services Device
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person for remuneration intentionally or knowingly manufactures, assembles, modifies, imports into the state, exports out of the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 31.14 - Sale Or Lease Of Multichannel Video Or Information Services Device
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly sells or leases, with an intent to aid in the commission of an ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 31.15 - Possession, Manufacture, Or Distribution Of Certain Instruments Used To Commit Retail Theft
  (a) In this section: (1) "Retail theft detector" means an electrical, mechanical, electronic, or magnetic device used to prevent or detect shoplifting and includes any ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Financial institution" means a bank, trust company, insurance company, credit union, building and loan association, savings and loan association, investment trust, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.02 - Value
  (a) Subject to the additional criteria of Subsections (b) and (c), value under this chapter is: (1) the fair market value of the property or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.03 - Aggregation Of Amounts Involved In Fraud
  When amounts are obtained in violation of this chapter pursuant to one scheme or continuing course of conduct, whether from the same or several sources, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.21 - Forgery
  (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Forge" means: (A) to alter, make, complete, execute, or authenticate any writing so that it purports: (i) to ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.22 - Criminal Simulation
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to defraud or harm another: (1) he makes or alters an object, in whole or in ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.23 - Trademark Counterfeiting
  (a) In this section: (1) "Counterfeit mark" means a mark that is identical to or substantially indistinguishable from a protected mark the use or production ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.24 - Stealing Or Receiving Stolen Check Or Similar Sight Order
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person steals an unsigned check or similar sight order or, with knowledge that an unsigned check or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.31 - Credit Card Or Debit Card Abuse
  (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Cardholder" means the person named on the face of a credit card or debit card to whom or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.32 - False Statement To Obtain Property Or Credit
  (a) For purposes of this section, "credit" includes: (1) a loan of money; (2) furnishing property or service on credit; (3) extending the due date ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.33 - Hindering Secured Creditors
  (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Remove" means transport, without the effective consent of the secured party, from the state in which the property ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.34 - Fraudulent Transfer Of A Motor Vehicle
  (a) In this section: (1) "Lease" means the grant of use and possession of a motor vehicle for consideration, whether or not the grant includes ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.35 - Credit Card Transaction Record Laundering
  (a) In this section: (1) "Agent" means a person authorized to act on behalf of another and includes an employee. (2) "Authorized vendor" means a ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.41 - Issuance Of Bad Check
  (a) A person commits an offense if he issues or passes a check or similar sight order for the payment of money knowing that the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.42 - Deceptive Business Practices
  (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Adulterated" means varying from the standard of composition or quality prescribed by law or set by established commercial ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.43 - Commercial Bribery
  (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Beneficiary" means a person for whom a fiduciary is acting. (2) "Fiduciary" means: (A) an agent or employee; ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.44 - Rigging Publicly Exhibited Contest
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to affect the outcome (including the score) of a publicly exhibited contest: (1) he offers, confers, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.441 - Illegal Recruitment Of An Athlete
  (a) A person commits an offense if, without the consent of the governing body or a designee of the governing body of an institution of ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.45 - Misapplication Of Fiduciary Property Or Property Of Financial Institution
  (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Fiduciary" includes: (A) a trustee, guardian, administrator, executor, conservator, and receiver; (B) an attorney in fact or agent ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.46 - Securing Execution Of Document By Deception
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to defraud or harm any person, he, by deception: (1) causes another to sign or execute ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.47 - Fraudulent Destruction, Removal, Or Concealment Of Writing
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to defraud or harm another, he destroys, removes, conceals, alters, substitutes, or otherwise impairs the verity, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.48 - Simulating Legal Process
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly causes to be delivered to another any document that simulates a summons, complaint, judgment, or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.49 - Refusal To Execute Release Of Fraudulent Lien Or Claim
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to defraud or harm another, the person: (1) owns, holds, or is the beneficiary of a ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.50 - Deceptive Preparation And Marketing Of Academic Product
  (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Academic product" means a term paper, thesis, dissertation, essay, report, recording, work of art, or other written, recorded, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.51 - Fraudulent Use Or Possession Of Identifying Information
  (a) In this section: (1) "Identifying information" means information that alone or in conjunction with other information identifies an individual, including an individual's: (A) name, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 32.52 - Fraudulent, Substandard, Or Fictitious Degree
  (a) In this section, "fraudulent or substandard degree" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.302, Education Code. (b) A person commits an offense if the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 33.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Access" means to approach, instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve or intercept data from, alter data or computer software in, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 33.02 - Breach Of Computer Security
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly accesses a computer, computer network, or computer system without the effective consent of the owner. ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 33.021 - Online Solicitation Of A Minor
  (a) In this section: (1) "Minor" means: (A) an individual who represents himself or herself to be younger than 17 years of age; or (B) ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 33.03 - Defenses
  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Section 33.02 that the actor was an officer, employee, or agent of a communications common carrier or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 33.04 - Assistance By Attorney General
  The attorney general, if requested to do so by a prosecuting attorney, may assist the prosecuting attorney in the investigation or prosecution of an offense ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 33.05 - Tampering With Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machine
  (a) In this section: (1) "Direct recording electronic voting machine" has the meaning assigned by Section 121.003, Election Code. (2) "Measure" has the meaning assigned ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 34.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Criminal activity" means any offense, including any preparatory offense, that is: (A) classified as a felony under the laws of this ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 34.02 - Money Laundering
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly: (1) acquires or maintains an interest in, conceals, possesses, transfers, or transports the proceeds of ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 34.021 - Protection From Civil Liability
  Notwithstanding Section 1.03(c), a financial institution or an agent of the financial institution acting in a manner described by Section 34.02(c) is not liable for ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 34.03 - Assistance By Attorney General
  The attorney general, if requested to do so by a prosecuting attorney, may assist in the prosecution of an offense under this chapter. Added by ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 35.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Insurance policy" means a written instrument in which is provided the terms of any certificate of insurance, binder of coverage, contract ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 35.015 - Materiality
  A statement is material for the purposes of this chapter, regardless of the admissibility of the statement at trial, if the statement could have affected: ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 35.02 - Insurance Fraud
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to defraud or deceive an insurer, the person, in support of a claim for payment under ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 35.025 - Value Of Claim
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and subject to Subsection (c), for the purposes of Section 35.02(c), if the value of a claim is ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 35.03 - Aggregation And Multiple Offenses
  (a) When separate claims in violation of this chapter are communicated to an insurer or group of insurers pursuant to one scheme or continuing course ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 35.04 - Jurisdiction Of Attorney General
  (a) The attorney general may offer to an attorney representing the state in the prosecution of an offense under Section 35.02 the investigative, technical, and ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 33A.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Counterfeit telecommunications access device" means a telecommunications access device that is false, fraudulent, not issued to a legitimate telecommunications access device ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 33A.02 - Unauthorized Use Of Telecommunications Service
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person is an officer, shareholder, partner, employee, agent, or independent contractor of a telecommunications service provider and ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 33A.03 - Manufacture, Possession, Or Delivery Of Unlawful Telecommunications Device
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person manufactures, possesses, delivers, offers to deliver, or advertises: (1) a counterfeit telecommunications device; or (2) a ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 33A.04 - Theft Of Telecommunications Service
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly obtains or attempts to obtain telecommunications service to avoid or cause another person to avoid ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 33A.05 - Publication Of Telecommunications Access Device
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person with criminal negligence publishes a telecommunications access device or counterfeit telecommunications access device that is designed ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 33A.06 - Assistance By Attorney General
  The attorney general, if requested to do so by a prosecuting attorney, may assist the prosecuting attorney in the investigation or prosecution of an offense ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 35A.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Claim" has the meaning assigned by Section 36.001, Human Resources Code. (2) "Fiscal agent" has the meaning assigned by Section 36.001, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 35A.02 - Medicaid Fraud
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement or misrepresentation of a material ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 36.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Custody" means: (A) detained or under arrest by a peace officer; or (B) under restraint by a public servant pursuant to ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 36.02 - Bribery
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly offers, confers, or agrees to confer on another, or solicits, accepts, or agrees to ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 36.03 - Coercion Of Public Servant Or Voter
  (a) A person commits an offense if by means of coercion he: (1) influences or attempts to influence a public servant in a specific exercise ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 36.04 - Improper Influence
  (a) A person commits an offense if he privately addresses a representation, entreaty, argument, or other communication to any public servant who exercises or will ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 36.05 - Tampering With Witness
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to influence the witness, he offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit on a witness ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 36.06 - Obstruction Or Retaliation
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly harms or threatens to harm another by an unlawful act: (1) in retaliation for ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 36.07 - Acceptance Of Honorarium
  (a) A public servant commits an offense if the public servant solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept an honorarium in consideration for services that the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 36.08 - Gift To Public Servant By Person Subject To His Jurisdiction
  (a) A public servant in an agency performing regulatory functions or conducting inspections or investigations commits an offense if he solicits, accepts, or agrees to ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 36.09 - Offering Gift To Public Servant
  (a) A person commits an offense if he offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit on a public servant that he knows the public ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 36.10 - Non-Applicable
  (a) Sections 36.08 (Gift to Public Servant) and 36.09 (Offering Gift to Public Servant) do not apply to: (1) a fee prescribed by law to ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 37.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Court record" means a decree, judgment, order, subpoena, warrant, minutes, or other document issued by a court of: (A) this state; ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 37.02 - Perjury
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to deceive and with knowledge of the statement's meaning: (1) he makes a false statement under ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 37.03 - Aggravated Perjury
  (a) A person commits an offense if he commits perjury as defined in Section 37.02, and the false statement: (1) is made during or in ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 37.04 - Materiality
  (a) A statement is material, regardless of the admissibility of the statement under the rules of evidence, if it could have affected the course or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 37.05 - Retraction
  It is a defense to prosecution under Section 37.03 (Aggravated Perjury) that the actor retracted his false statement: (1) before completion of the testimony at ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 37.06 - Inconsistent Statements
  An information or indictment for perjury under Section 37.02 or aggravated perjury under Section 37.03 that alleges that the declarant has made statements under oath, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 37.07 - Irregularities No Defense
  (a) It is no defense to prosecution under Section 37.02 (Perjury) or 37.03 (Aggravated Perjury) that the oath was administered or taken in an irregular ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 37.08 - False Report To Peace Officer Or Law Enforcement Employee
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to deceive, he knowingly makes a false statement that is material to a criminal investigation and ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 37.081 - False Report Regarding Missing Child Or Missing Person
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to deceive, the person knowingly: (1) files a false report of a missing child or missing ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 37.09 - Tampering With Or Fabricating Physical Evidence
  (a) A person commits an offense if, knowing that an investigation or official proceeding is pending or in progress, he: (1) alters, destroys, or conceals ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 37.10 - Tampering With Governmental Record
  (a) A person commits an offense if he: (1) knowingly makes a false entry in, or false alteration of, a governmental record; (2) makes, presents, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 37.101 - Fraudulent Filing Of Financing Statement
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly presents for filing or causes to be presented for filing a financing statement that the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 37.11 - Impersonating Public Servant
  (a) A person commits an offense if he: (1) impersonates a public servant with intent to induce another to submit to his pretended official authority ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 37.12 - False Identification As Peace Officer; Misrepresentation Of Property
  (a) A person commits an offense if: (1) the person makes, provides to another person, or possesses a card, document, badge, insignia, shoulder emblem, or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 37.13 - Record Of A Fraudulent Court
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person makes, presents, or uses any document or other record with: (1) knowledge that the document or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Custody" means: (A) under arrest by a peace officer or under restraint by a public servant pursuant to an order of ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.02 - Failure To Identify
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally refuses to give his name, residence address, or date of birth to a peace officer who ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.03 - Resisting Arrest, Search, Or Transportation
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally prevents or obstructs a person he knows is a peace officer or a person acting in ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.04 - Evading Arrest Or Detention
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally flees from a person he knows is a peace officer attempting lawfully to arrest or detain ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.05 - Hindering Apprehension Or Prosecution
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to hinder the arrest, prosecution, conviction, or punishment of another for an offense or, with intent ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.06 - Escape
  (a) A person commits an offense if he escapes from custody when he is: (1) under arrest for, charged with, or convicted of an offense; ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.07 - Permitting Or Facilitating Escape
  (a) An official or employee of a correctional facility commits an offense if he knowingly permits or facilitates the escape of a person in custody. ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.08 - Effect Of Unlawful Custody
  It is no defense to prosecution under Section 38.06 or 38.07 that the custody was unlawful. Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.09 - Implements For Escape
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to facilitate escape, he introduces into a correctional facility, or provides a person in custody or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.10 - Bail Jumping And Failure To Appear
  (a) A person lawfully released from custody, with or without bail, on condition that he subsequently appear commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.11 - Prohibited Substances And Items In Adult Or Juvenile Correctional Or Detention Facility Or On Property Of Texas Department Of Criminal Justice Or Texas Youth Commission
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person provides: (1) an alcoholic beverage, controlled substance, or dangerous drug to an inmate of a correctional ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.111 - Improper Contact With Victim
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person, while confined in a correctional facility after being charged with or convicted of an offense listed ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.112 - Violation Of Protective Order Issued On Basis Of Sexual Assault
  (a) A person commits an offense if, in violation of an order issued under Chapter 7A, Code of Criminal Procedure, the person knowingly: (1) communicates ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.113 - Unauthorized Absence From Community Corrections Facility, County Correctional Center, Or Assignment Site
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) is sentenced to or is required as a condition of community supervision or correctional programming ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.114 - Contraband In Correctional Facility
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) provides contraband to an inmate of a correctional facility; (2) otherwise introduces contraband into a ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.12 - Barratry And Solicitation Of Professional Employment
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to obtain an economic benefit the person: (1) knowingly institutes a suit or claim that the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.122 - Falsely Holding Oneself Out As A Lawyer
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to obtain an economic benefit for himself or herself, the person holds himself or herself out ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.123 - Unauthorized Practice Of Law
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to obtain an economic benefit for himself or herself, the person: (1) contracts with any person ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.13 - Hindering Proceedings By Disorderly Conduct
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally hinders an official proceeding by noise or violent or tumultuous behavior or disturbance. (b) A person ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.14 - Taking Or Attempting To Take Weapon From Peace Officer, Parole Officer, Or Community Supervision And Corrections Department Officer
  (a) In this section: (1) "Firearm" has the meanings assigned by Section 46.01. (2) "Stun gun" means a device designed to propel darts or other ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.15 - Interference With Public Duties
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person with criminal negligence interrupts, disrupts, impedes, or otherwise interferes with: (1) a peace officer while the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.151 - Interference With Police Service Animals
  (a) In this section: (1) "Area of control" includes a vehicle, trailer, kennel, pen, or yard. (2) "Handler or rider" means a peace officer, corrections ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.16 - Preventing Execution Of Civil Process
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly by words or physical action prevents the execution of any process in a civil ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.17 - Failure To Stop Or Report Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Child
  (a) A person, other than a person who has a relationship with a child described by Section 22.04(b), commits an offense if: (1) the actor ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.171 - Failure To Report Felony
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) observes the commission of a felony under circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.18 - Use Of Accident Report Information And Other Information For Pecuniary Gain
  (a) This section applies to: (1) information described by Section 550.065(a), Transportation Code; (2) information reported under Chapter 772, Health and Safety Code, other than ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 38.19 - Failure To Provide Notice And Report Of Death Of Resident Of Institution
  (a) A superintendent or general manager of an institution commits an offense if, as required by Article 49.24 or 49.25, Code of Criminal Procedure, the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 39.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Law relating to a public servant's office or employment" means a law that specifically applies to a person acting in the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 39.02 - Abuse Of Official Capacity
  (a) A public servant commits an offense if, with intent to obtain a benefit or with intent to harm or defraud another, he intentionally or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 39.03 - Official Oppression
  (a) A public servant acting under color of his office or employment commits an offense if he: (1) intentionally subjects another to mistreatment or to ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 39.04 - Violations Of The Civil Rights Of Person In Custody; Improper Sexual Activity With Person In Custody
  (a) An official of a correctional facility, an employee of a correctional facility, a person other than an employee who works for compensation at a ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 39.05 - Failure To Report Death Of Prisoner
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person is required to conduct an investigation and file a report by Article 49.18, Code of Criminal ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 39.06 - Misuse Of Official Information
  (a) A public servant commits an offense if, in reliance on information to which he has access by virtue of his office or employment and ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 42.01 - Disorderly Conduct
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly: (1) uses abusive, indecent, profane, or vulgar language in a public place, and the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 42.02 - Riot
  (a) For the purpose of this section, "riot" means the assemblage of seven or more persons resulting in conduct which: (1) creates an immediate danger ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 42.03 - Obstructing Highway Or Other Passageway
  (a) A person commits an offense if, without legal privilege or authority, he intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly: (1) obstructs a highway, street, sidewalk, railway, waterway, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 42.04 - Defense When Conduct Consists Of Speech Or Other Expression
  (a) If conduct that would otherwise violate Section 42.01(a)(5) (Unreasonable Noise), 42.03 (Obstructing Passageway), or 42.055 (Funeral Service Disruptions) consists of speech or other communication, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 42.05 - Disrupting Meeting Or Procession
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, procession, or gathering, he obstructs or interferes with the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 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 ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 42.06 - False Alarm Or Report
  (a) A person commits an offense if he knowingly initiates, communicates or circulates a report of a present, past, or future bombing, fire, offense, or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 42.061 - Silent Or Abusive Calls To 9-1-1 Service
  (a) In this section "9-1-1 service" and "public safety answering point" or "PSAP" have the meanings assigned by Section 772.001, Health and Safety Code. (b) ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 42.062 - Interference With Emergency Telephone Call
  (a) An individual commits an offense if the individual knowingly prevents or interferes with another individual's ability to place an emergency telephone call or to ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 42.07 - Harassment
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, or embarrass another, he: (1) initiates communication by telephone, in ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 42.072 - Stalking
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person, on more than one occasion and pursuant to the same scheme or course of conduct that ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 42.08 - Abuse Of Corpse
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person, without legal authority, knowingly: (1) disinters, disturbs, damages, dissects, in whole or in part, carries away, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 42.09 - Cruelty To Animals
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly: (1) tortures an animal; (2) fails unreasonably to provide necessary food, care, or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 42.091 - Attack On Assistance Animal
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly attacks, injures, or kills an assistance animal. (b) A person commits an ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 42.10 - Dog Fighting
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly: (1) causes a dog to fight with another dog; (2) for a pecuniary benefit ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 42.11 - Destruction Of Flag
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly damages, defaces, mutilates, or burns the flag of the United States or the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 42.12 - Discharge Of Firearm In Certain Municipalities
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly discharges a firearm inside the corporate limits of a municipality having a population of 100,000 ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 42.13 - Use Of Laser Pointers
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly directs a light from a laser pointer at a uniformed safety officer, including a peace ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 43.01 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Deviate sexual intercourse" means any contact between the genitals of one person and the mouth or anus of another person. (2) ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 43.02 - Prostitution
  (a) A person commits an offense if he knowingly: (1) offers to engage, agrees to engage, or engages in sexual conduct for a fee; or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 43.03 - Promotion Of Prostitution
  (a) A person commits an offense if, acting other than as a prostitute receiving compensation for personally rendered prostitution services, he or she knowingly: (1) ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 43.04 - Aggravated Promotion Of Prostitution
  (a) A person commits an offense if he knowingly owns, invests in, finances, controls, supervises, or manages a prostitution enterprise that uses two or more ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 43.05 - Compelling Prostitution
  (a) A person commits an offense if he knowingly: (1) causes another by force, threat, or fraud to commit prostitution; or (2) causes by any ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 43.06 - Accomplice Witness; Testimony And Immunity
  (a) A party to an offense under this subchapter may be required to furnish evidence or testify about the offense. (b) A party to an ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 43.21 - Definitions
  (a) In this subchapter: (1) "Obscene" means material or a performance that: (A) the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that taken as ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 43.22 - Obscene Display Or Distribution
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly displays or distributes an obscene photograph, drawing, or similar visual representation or other obscene ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 43.23 - Obscenity
  (a) A person commits an offense if, knowing its content and character, he wholesale promotes or possesses with intent to wholesale promote any obscene material ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 43.24 - Sale, Distribution, Or Display Of Harmful Material To Minor
  (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Minor" means an individual younger than 18 years. (2) "Harmful material" means material whose dominant theme taken as ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 43.25 - Sexual Performance By A Child
  (a) In this section: (1) "Sexual performance" means any performance or part thereof that includes sexual conduct by a child younger than 18 years of ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 43.251 - Employment Harmful To Children
  (a) In this section: (1) "Child" means a person younger than 18 years of age. (2) "Massage" has the meaning assigned to the term "massage ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 43.26 - Possession Or Promotion Of Child Pornography
  (a) A person commits an offense if: (1) the person knowingly or intentionally possesses visual material that visually depicts a child younger than 18 years ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 43.27 - Duty To Report
  (a) For purposes of this section, "visual material" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.26. (b) A business that develops or processes visual material and ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 46.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Club" means an instrument that is specially designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily injury or death ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 46.02 - Unlawful Carrying Weapons
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his person a handgun, illegal knife, or club. (b) ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 46.03 - Places Weapons Prohibited
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly possesses or goes with a firearm, illegal knife, club, or prohibited weapon ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 46.035 - Unlawful Carrying Of Handgun By License Holder
  (a) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder carries a handgun on or about the license holder's person under the authority of ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 46.04 - Unlawful Possession Of Firearm
  (a) A person who has been convicted of a felony commits an offense if he possesses a firearm: (1) after conviction and before the fifth ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 46.041 - Unlawful Possession Of Metal Or Body Armor By Felon
  (a) In this section, "metal or body armor" means any body covering manifestly designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of protecting a person against ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 46.05 - Prohibited Weapons
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly possesses, manufactures, transports, repairs, or sells: (1) an explosive weapon; (2) a machine gun; ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 46.06 - Unlawful Transfer Of Certain Weapons
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to any person knowing that the person ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 46.07 - Interstate Purchase
  A resident of this state may, if not otherwise precluded by law, purchase firearms, ammunition, reloading components, or firearm accessories in contiguous states. This authorization ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 46.08 - Hoax Bombs
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly manufactures, sells, purchases, transports, or possesses a hoax bomb with intent to use the hoax ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 46.09 - Components Of Explosives
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly possesses components of an explosive weapon with the intent to combine the components into an ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 46.10 - Deadly Weapon In Penal Institution
  (a) A person commits an offense if, while confined in a penal institution, he intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly: (1) carries on or about his person ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 46.11 - Penalty If Offense Committed Within Weapon-Free School Zone
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the punishment prescribed for an offense under this chapter is increased to the punishment prescribed for the next ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 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 ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 46.13 - Making A Firearm Accessible To A Child
  (a) In this section: (1) "Child" means a person younger than 17 years of age. (2) "Readily dischargeable firearm" means a firearm that is loaded ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 46.15 - Nonapplicability
  (a) Sections 46.02 and 46.03 do not apply to: (1) peace officers or special investigators under Article 2.122, Code of Criminal Procedure, and neither section ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 47.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Bet" means an agreement to win or lose something of value solely or partially by chance. A bet does not include: ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 47.02 - Gambling
  (a) A person commits an offense if he: (1) makes a bet on the partial or final result of a game or contest or on ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 47.03 - Gambling Promotion
  (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly does any of the following acts: (1) operates or participates in the earnings of ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 47.04 - Keeping A Gambling Place
  (a) A person commits an offense if he knowingly uses or permits another to use as a gambling place any real estate, building, room, tent, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 47.05 - Communicating Gambling Information
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to further gambling, he knowingly communicates information as to bets, betting odds, or changes in ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 47.06 - Possession Of Gambling Device, Equipment, Or Paraphernalia
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to further gambling, he knowingly owns, manufactures, transfers, or possesses any gambling device that he ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 47.07 - Evidence
  In any prosecution under this chapter in which it is relevant to prove the occurrence of a sporting event, a published report of its occurrence ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 47.08 - Testimonial Immunity
  (a) A party to an offense under this chapter may be required to furnish evidence or testify about the offense. (b) A party to an ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 47.09 - Other Defenses
  (a) It is a defense to prosecution under this chapter that the conduct: (1) was authorized under: (A) Chapter 2001, Occupations Code; (B) Chapter 2002, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 47.10 - American Documentation Of Vessel Required
  If 18 U.S.C. Section 1082 is repealed, the affirmative defenses provided by Section 47.09(b) apply only if the vessel is documented under the laws of ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 48.01 - Smoking Tobacco
  (a) A person commits an offense if he is in possession of a burning tobacco product or smokes tobacco in a facility of a public ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 48.015 - Prohibitions Relating To Certain Cigarettes
  (a) A person may not acquire, hold, own, possess, or transport for sale or distribution in this state or import or cause to be imported ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 48.02 - Prohibition Of The Purchase And Sale Of Human Organs
  (a) "Human organ" means the human kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, eye, bone, skin, fetal tissue, or any other human organ or tissue, but does ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 49.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Alcohol concentration" means the number of grams of alcohol per: (A) 210 liters of breath; (B) 100 milliliters of blood; or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 49.02 - Public Intoxication
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person appears in a public place while intoxicated to the degree that the person may endanger the ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 49.031 - Possession Of Alcoholic Beverage In Motor Vehicle
  (a) In this section: (1) "Open container" means a bottle, can, or other receptacle that contains any amount of alcoholic beverage and that is open, ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 49.04 - Driving While Intoxicated
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person is intoxicated while operating a motor vehicle in a public place. (b) Except as provided by ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 49.045 - Driving While Intoxicated With Child Passenger
  (a) A person commits an offense if: (1) the person is intoxicated while operating a motor vehicle in a public place; and (2) the vehicle ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 49.05 - Flying While Intoxicated
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person is intoxicated while operating an aircraft. (b) Except as provided by Section 49.09, an offense under ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 49.06 - Boating While Intoxicated
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person is intoxicated while operating a watercraft. (b) Except as provided by Section 49.09, an offense under ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 49.065 - Assembling Or Operating An Amusement Ride While Intoxicated
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person is intoxicated while operating an amusement ride or while assembling a mobile amusement ride. (b) Except ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 49.07 - Intoxication Assault
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person, by accident or mistake: (1) while operating an aircraft, watercraft, or amusement ride while intoxicated, or ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 49.08 - Intoxication Manslaughter
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) operates a motor vehicle in a public place, operates an aircraft, a watercraft, or an ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 49.09 - Enhanced Offenses And Penalties
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an offense under Section 49.04, 49.05, 49.06, or 49.065 is a Class A misdemeanor, with a minimum term ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 49.10 - No Defense
  In a prosecution under Section 49.03, 49.04, 49.045, 49.05, 49.06, 49.065, 49.07, or 49.08, the fact that the defendant is or has been entitled to ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 49.11 - Proof Of Mental State Unnecessary
  (a) Notwithstanding Section 6.02(b), proof of a culpable mental state is not required for conviction of an offense under this chapter. (b) Subsection (a) does ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 49.12 - Applicability To Certain Conduct
  Sections 49.07 and 49.08 do not apply to injury to or the death of an unborn child if the conduct charged is conduct committed by ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 71.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter, (a) "Combination" means three or more persons who collaborate in carrying on criminal activities, although: (1) participants may not know each other's ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 71.02 - Engaging In Organized Criminal Activity
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to establish, maintain, or participate in a combination or in the profits of a combination ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 71.021 - Violation Of Court Order Enjoining Organized Criminal Activity
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates a temporary or permanent order issued under Section 125.065(a) or (b), Civil Practice and ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 71.022 - Soliciting Membership In A Criminal Street Gang
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly causes, enables, encourages, recruits, or solicits another person to become a member of a criminal ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 71.03 - Defenses Excluded
  It is no defense to prosecution under Section 71.02 that: (1) one or more members of the combination are not criminally responsible for the object ...
• Texas Penal Code Section 71.04 - Testimonial Immunity
  (a) A party to an offense under this chapter may be required to furnish evidence or testify about the offense. (b) No evidence or testimony ...

Last modified: August 11, 2007