Texas Penal Code Title 9, Chapter 42 - Disorderly Conduct And Related Offenses

• Texas 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 771.001, Health and Safety Code. (b)...
• Texas Section 42.062 - Interference With Emergency Request For Assistance
  (a) An individual commits an offense if the individual knowingly prevents or interferes with another individual's ability to place an emergency call or to request...
• Texas Section 42.07 - Harassment
  (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, or embarrass another, the person: (1) initiates communication and in...
• Texas 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 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 Section 42.09 - Cruelty To Livestock Animals
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly: (1) tortures a livestock animal; (2) fails unreasonably to provide necessary food, water,...
• Texas 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 Section 42.092 - Cruelty To Nonlivestock Animals
  (a) In this section: (1) "Abandon" includes abandoning an animal in the person's custody without making reasonable arrangements for assumption of custody by another person....
• Texas Section 42.10 - Dog Fighting
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly: (1) causes a dog to fight with another dog; (2) participates in the...
• Texas Section 42.105 - Cockfighting
  (a) In this section: (1) "Bridle" means a leather device designed to fit over the head and beak of a cock to prevent the cock...
• Texas 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 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 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 Section 42.14 - Illumination Of Aircraft By Intense Light
  (a) A person commits an offense if: (1) the person intentionally directs a light from a laser pointer or other light source at an aircraft;...

Last modified: September 28, 2016