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TX Penal Code § 46.14 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals|Chapter 46 - Weapons|Section 46.14. Firearm Smuggling

Sec. 46.14.  FIREARM SMUGGLING.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly engages in the business of transporting or transferring a firearm that the person knows was acquired in violation of the laws of any state or of the United States.  For purposes of this subsection, a person is considered to engage in the business of transporting or transferring a firearm if the person engages in that conduct:(1)  on more than one occasion; or(2)  for profit or any other form of remuneration.(b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree, unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the offense was committed with respect to three or more firearms in a single criminal episode, in which event the offense is a felony of the second degree.(c)  This section does not apply to a peace officer who is engaged in the actual discharge of an official duty.(d)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 153 (S.B. 2225), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Penal Code § 47.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals|Chapter 47 - Gambling|Section 47.02. Gambling

Sec. 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 the performance of a participant in a game or contest;(2)  makes a bet on the result of any political nomination, appointment, or election or on the degree of success of any nominee, appointee, or candidate;  or(3)  plays and bets for money or other thing of value at any game played with cards, dice, balls, or any other gambling device.(b)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that:(1)  the actor engaged in gambling in a private place;(2)  no person received any economic benefit other than personal winnings;  and(3)  except for the advantage of skill or luck, the risks of losing and the chances of winning were the same for all participants.(c)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor reasonably believed that the conduct:(1)  was permitted under Chapter 2001, Occupations Code;(2)  was permitted under Chapter 2002, Occupations Code;(3)  was permitted under Chapter 2004, Occupations Code;(4)  consisted entirely of participation in the state lottery authorized by the State Lottery Act (Chapter 466, Government Code);(5)  was permitted under Subtitle A-1, Title 13, Occupations Code (Texas Racing Act); or(6)  consisted entirely of participation in a drawing for the opportunity to participate in a hunting, fishing, or other recreational event conducted by the Parks and Wildlife Department.(d)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(e)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that a person played for something of value other than money using an electronic, electromechanical, or mechanical contrivance excluded from the definition of "gambling device" under Section 47.01(4)(B).|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 101, ch. 11, Sec. 43, eff. Nov. 10, 1981;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 957, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 6, Sec. 3;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.04, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 774, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 14.53, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 318, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 79, eff. June 16, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 124, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.834, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 47 (H.B. 975), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2016.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 2.08, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Penal Code § 47.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals|Chapter 47 - Gambling|Section 47.03. Gambling Promotion

Sec. 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 a gambling place;(2)  engages in bookmaking;(3)  for gain, becomes a custodian of anything of value bet or offered to be bet;(4)  sells chances on the partial or final result of or on the margin of victory in any game or contest or on the performance of any participant in any game or contest or on the result of any political nomination, appointment, or election or on the degree of success of any nominee, appointee, or candidate;  or(5)  for gain, sets up or promotes any lottery or sells or offers to sell or knowingly possesses for transfer, or transfers any card, stub, ticket, check, or other device designed to serve as evidence of participation in any lottery.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 313, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 47.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals|Chapter 47 - Gambling|Section 47.04. Keeping a Gambling Place

Sec. 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, vehicle, boat, or other property whatsoever owned by him or under his control, or rents or lets any such property with a view or expectation that it be so used.(b)  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that:(1)  the gambling occurred in a private place;(2)  no person received any economic benefit other than personal winnings;  and(3)  except for the advantage of skill or luck, the risks of losing and the chances of winning were the same for all participants.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 667, ch. 251, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1030, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 47.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals|Chapter 47 - Gambling|Section 47.05. Communicating Gambling Information

Sec. 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 betting odds or he knowingly provides, installs, or maintains equipment for the transmission or receipt of such information.(b)  It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a) that the information communicated is intended for use in placing a lawful wager under Chapter 2027, Occupations Code, and is not communicated in violation of Section 2033.013, Occupations Code.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 2.09, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Penal Code § 47.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals|Chapter 47 - Gambling|Section 47.06. Possession of Gambling Device, Equipment, or Paraphernalia

Sec. 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 knows is designed for gambling purposes or any equipment that he knows is designed as a subassembly or essential part of a gambling device.(b)  A person commits an offense if, with the intent to further gambling, he knowingly owns, manufactures, transfers commercially, or possesses any altered gambling equipment that he knows is designed for gambling purposes or any equipment that he knows is designed as a subassembly or essential part of such device.(c)  A person commits an offense if, with the intent to further gambling, the person knowingly owns, manufactures, transfers commercially, or possesses gambling paraphernalia.(d)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsections (a) and (c) that:(1)  the device, equipment, or paraphernalia is used for or is intended for use in gambling that is to occur entirely in a private place;(2)  a person involved in the gambling does not receive any economic benefit other than personal winnings;  and(3)  except for the advantage of skill or luck, the chance of winning is the same for all participants.(e)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(f)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) or (c) that the person owned, manufactured, transferred, or possessed the gambling device, equipment, or paraphernalia for the sole purpose of shipping it to another jurisdiction where the possession or use of the device, equipment, or paraphernalia was legal.(g)  A district or county attorney is not required to have a search warrant or subpoena to inspect a gambling device or gambling equipment or paraphernalia on an ocean-going vessel that enters the territorial waters of this state to call at a port in this state.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 668, ch. 251, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1977;  Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1865, ch. 741, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 5.01(a)(48), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 458, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1030, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 44, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 315, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 6, Sec. 4;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.05, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 284, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 47.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals|Chapter 47 - Gambling|Section 47.07. Evidence

Sec. 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 in a daily newspaper, magazine, or other periodically printed publication of general circulation shall be admissible in evidence and is prima facie evidence that the event occurred.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 47.08 and amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 47.08 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals|Chapter 47 - Gambling|Section 47.08. Testimonial Immunity

Sec. 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 offense under this chapter may not be prosecuted for any offense about which he is required to furnish evidence or testify, and the evidence and testimony may not be used against the party in any adjudicatory proceeding except a prosecution for aggravated perjury.(c)  For purposes of this section, "adjudicatory proceeding" means a proceeding before a court or any other agency of government in which the legal rights, powers, duties, or privileges of specified parties are determined.(d)  A conviction under this chapter may be had upon the uncorroborated testimony of a party to the offense.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 47.09 by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 47.09 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals|Chapter 47 - Gambling|Section 47.09. Other Defenses

Sec. 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, Occupations Code;(C)  Chapter 2004, Occupations Code;(D)  Subtitle A-1, Title 13, Occupations Code (Texas Racing Act); or(E)  Chapter 280, Finance Code;(2)  consisted entirely of participation in the state lottery authorized by Chapter 466, Government Code; or(3)  was a necessary incident to the operation of the state lottery and was directly or indirectly authorized by:(A)  Chapter 466, Government Code;(B)  the lottery division of the Texas Lottery Commission;(C)  the Texas Lottery Commission; or(D)  the director of the lottery division of the Texas Lottery Commission.(b)  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Sections 47.04, 47.06(a), and 47.06(c) that the gambling device, equipment, or paraphernalia is aboard an ocean-going vessel that enters the territorial waters of this state to call at a port in this state if:(1)  before the vessel enters the territorial waters of this state, the district attorney or, if there is no district attorney, the county attorney for the county in which the port is located receives notice of the existence of the device, equipment, or paraphernalia on board the vessel and of the anticipated dates on which the vessel will enter and leave the territorial waters of this state;(2)  at all times while the vessel is in the territorial waters of this state all devices, equipment, or paraphernalia are disabled, electronically or by another method, from a remote and secured area of the vessel in a manner that allows only the master or crew of the vessel to remove any disabling device;(3)  at all times while the vessel is in the territorial waters of this state any disabling device is not removed except for the purposes of inspecting or repairing the device, equipment, or paraphernalia;  and(4)  the device, equipment, or paraphernalia is not used for gambling or other gaming purposes while the vessel is in the territorial waters of this state.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 14.54, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 111, Sec. 1, eff. May 16, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 55, eff. June 19, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 844, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.835, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 47 (H.B. 975), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2016.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 2.10, eff. April 1, 2019.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 978 (H.B. 471), Sec. 5, eff. November 7, 2017.|
TX Penal Code § 47.10 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals|Chapter 47 - Gambling|Section 47.10. American Documentation of Vessel Required

Sec. 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 the United States.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1030, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 47.12 by Acts 1990, 71st Leg., 6th C.S., ch. 12, Sec. 2(27), eff. Sept. 6, 1990.  Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 47.13 and amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 47.11 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals|Chapter 47 - Gambling|Section 47.11. Deposits in Certain Accounts Not Consideration

Sec. 47.11.  DEPOSITS IN CERTAIN ACCOUNTS NOT CONSIDERATION.  For purposes of this chapter, opening or making a deposit in a savings account or other savings program subject to a savings promotion raffle under Chapter 280, Finance Code, does not constitute consideration.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 978 (H.B. 471), Sec. 6, eff. November 7, 2017.|
TX Penal Code § 48.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals|Chapter 48 - Conduct Affecting Public Health|Section 48.01. Smoking Tobacco

Sec. 48.01.  SMOKING TOBACCO.  (a)  In this section, "e-cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section 161.081, Health and Safety Code.(a-1)  A person commits an offense if the person is in possession of a burning tobacco product, smokes tobacco, or operates an e-cigarette in a facility of a public primary or secondary school or an elevator, enclosed theater or movie house, library, museum, hospital, transit system bus, intrastate bus, plane, or train which is a public place.(b)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the conveyance or public place in which the offense takes place does not have prominently displayed a reasonably sized notice that smoking is prohibited by state law in such conveyance or public place and that an offense is punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.(c)  All conveyances and public places set out in Subsection (a-1) shall be equipped with facilities for extinguishment of smoking materials and it shall be a defense to prosecution under this section if the conveyance or public place within which the offense takes place is not so equipped.(d)  It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a-1) if the person is in possession of the burning tobacco product, smokes tobacco, or operates the e-cigarette exclusively within an area designated for smoking tobacco or operating an e-cigarette or as a participant in an authorized theatrical performance.(e)  An area designated for smoking tobacco or operating an e-cigarette on a transit system bus or intrastate plane or train must also include the area occupied by the operator of the transit system bus, plane, or train.(f)  An offense under this section is punishable as a Class C misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 744, ch. 290, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 108, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.242, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 97), Sec. 39, eff. October 1, 2015.|
TX Penal Code § 48.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals|Chapter 48 - Conduct Affecting Public Health|Section 48.015. Prohibitions Relating to Certain Cigarettes

Sec. 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 into this state for sale or distribution in this state:(1)  cigarettes that do not comply with all applicable requirements imposed by or under federal law and implementing regulations;  or(2)  cigarettes to which stamps may not be affixed under Section 154.0415, Tax Code, other than cigarettes lawfully imported or brought into the state for personal use and cigarettes lawfully sold or intended to be sold as duty-free merchandise by a duty-free sales enterprise in accordance with 19 U.S.C. Section 1555(b), as amended.(b)  A person who commits an act prohibited by Subsection (a), knowing or having reason to know that the person is doing so, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1104, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Penal Code § 48.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals|Chapter 48 - Conduct Affecting Public Health|Section 48.02. Prohibition of the Purchase and Sale of Human Organs

Sec. 48.02.  PROHIBITION OF THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF HUMAN ORGANS.  (a)  In this section, "human organ" means the human kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, eye, bone, skin, or any other human organ or tissue, but does not include hair or blood, blood components (including plasma), blood derivatives, or blood reagents.  The term does not include human fetal tissue as defined by Section 48.03.(b)  A person commits an offense if he or she knowingly or intentionally offers to buy, offers to sell, acquires, receives, sells, or otherwise transfers any human organ for valuable consideration.(c)  It is an exception to the application of this section that the valuable consideration is:  (1) a fee paid to a physician or to other medical personnel for services rendered in the usual course of medical practice or a fee paid for hospital or other clinical services;  (2) reimbursement of legal or medical expenses incurred for the benefit of the ultimate receiver of the organ;  or (3) reimbursement of expenses of travel, housing, and lost wages incurred by the donor of a human organ in connection with the donation of the organ.(d)  A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 40, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Penal Code § 48.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals|Chapter 48 - Conduct Affecting Public Health|Section 48.03. Prohibition on Purchase and Sale of Human Fetal Tissue

Sec. 48.03.  PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE AND SALE OF HUMAN FETAL TISSUE.  (a)  In this section, "human fetal tissue" has the meaning assigned by Section 173.001, Health and Safety Code.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly offers to buy, offers to sell, acquires, receives, sells, or otherwise transfers any human fetal tissue for economic benefit.(c)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony.(d)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor:(1)  is an employee of or under contract with an accredited public or private institution of higher education; and(2)  acquires, receives, or transfers human fetal tissue solely for the purpose of fulfilling a donation authorized by Section 173.005, Health and Safety Code.(e)  This section does not apply to:(1)  human fetal tissue acquired, received, or transferred solely for diagnostic or pathological testing; (2)  human fetal tissue acquired, received, or transferred solely for the purposes of a criminal investigation;(3)  human fetal tissue acquired, received, or transferred solely for the purpose of disposing of the tissue in accordance with state law or rules applicable to the disposition of human fetal tissue remains;(4)  human fetal tissue or human tissue acquired during pregnancy or at delivery of a child, provided the tissue is acquired by an accredited public or private institution of higher education for use in research approved by an institutional review board or another appropriate board, committee, or body charged with oversight applicable to the research; or(5)  cell lines derived from human fetal tissue or human tissue existing on September 1, 2017, that are used by an accredited public or private institution of higher education in research approved by an institutional review board or another appropriate board, committee, or body charged with oversight applicable to the research.(f)  With the consent of the appropriate local county or district attorney, the attorney general has concurrent jurisdiction with that consenting local prosecutor to prosecute an offense under this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2017.|