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TX Penal Code § 37.09 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 37 - Perjury and Other Falsification|Section 37.09. Tampering With or Fabricating Physical Evidence

Sec. 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 any record, document, or thing with intent to impair its verity, legibility, or availability as evidence in the investigation or official proceeding;  or(2)  makes, presents, or uses any record, document, or thing with knowledge of its falsity and with intent to affect the course or outcome of the investigation or official proceeding.(b)  This section shall not apply if the record, document, or thing concealed is privileged or is the work product of the parties to the investigation or official proceeding.(c)  An offense under Subsection (a) or Subsection (d)(1) is a felony of the third degree, unless the thing altered, destroyed, or concealed is a human corpse, in which case the offense is a felony of the second degree. An offense under Subsection (d)(2) is a Class A misdemeanor.(c-1)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) or (d)(1) that the record, document, or thing was visual material prohibited under Section 43.261 that was destroyed as described by Subsection (f)(3) of that section.(d)  A person commits an offense if the person:(1)  knowing that an offense has been committed, alters, destroys, or conceals any record, document, or thing with intent to impair its verity, legibility, or availability as evidence in any subsequent investigation of or official proceeding related to the offense; or(2)  observes a human corpse under circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that an offense had been committed, knows or reasonably should know that a law enforcement agency is not aware of the existence of or location of the corpse, and fails to report the existence of and location of the corpse to a law enforcement agency.(e)  In this section, "human corpse" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.08.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 565, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1284, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 872), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1322 (S.B. 407), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 16.004, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Penal Code § 37.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 37 - Perjury and Other Falsification|Section 37.101. Fraudulent Filing of Financing Statement

Sec. 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 person knows:(1)  is forged;(2)  contains a material false statement;  or(3)  is groundless.(b)  An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a felony of the third degree, unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person had previously been convicted under this section on two or more occasions, in which event the offense is a felony of the second degree.  An offense under Subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3) is a Class A misdemeanor, unless the person commits the offense with the intent to defraud or harm another, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 189, Sec. 10, eff. May 21, 1997.|
TX Penal Code § 37.11 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 37 - Perjury and Other Falsification|Section 37.11. Impersonating Public Servant

Sec. 37.11.  IMPERSONATING PUBLIC SERVANT.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person:(1)  impersonates a public servant with intent to induce another to submit to the person's pretended official authority or to rely on the person's pretended official acts; or(2)  knowingly purports to exercise, without legal authority, any function of a public servant or of a public office, including that of a judge and court.(b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.|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;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 189, Sec. 7, eff. May 21, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 243 (S.B. 1820), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Penal Code § 37.12 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 37 - Perjury and Other Falsification|Section 37.12. False Identification as Peace Officer; Misrepresentation of Property

Sec. 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 other item, including a vehicle, bearing an insignia of a law enforcement agency that identifies a person as a peace officer or a reserve law enforcement officer; and(2)  the person who makes, provides, or possesses the item bearing the insignia knows that the person so identified by the item is not commissioned as a peace officer or reserve law enforcement officer as indicated on the item.(b)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that:(1)  the card, document, badge, insignia, shoulder emblem, or other item bearing an insignia of a law enforcement agency clearly identifies the person as an honorary or junior peace officer or reserve law enforcement officer, or as a member of a junior posse; or(2)  the person identified as a peace officer or reserve law enforcement officer by the item bearing the insignia was commissioned in that capacity when the item was made.(b-1)  It is an exception to the application of this section that the item was used or intended for use exclusively for decorative purposes or in an artistic or dramatic presentation.(c)  In this section, "reserve law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as is given that term in Section 1701.001, Occupations Code.(c-1)  For purposes of this section, an item bearing an insignia of a law enforcement agency includes an item that contains the word "police," "sheriff," "constable," or "trooper."(d)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly misrepresents an object, including a vehicle, as property belonging to a law enforcement agency.  For purposes of this subsection, intentionally or knowingly misrepresenting an object as property belonging to a law enforcement agency includes intentionally or knowingly displaying an item bearing an insignia of a law enforcement agency in a manner that would lead a reasonable person to interpret the item as property belonging to a law enforcement agency.(e)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5672, ch. 1075, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 514, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.831, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 982 (H.B. 683), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Penal Code § 37.13 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 37 - Perjury and Other Falsification|Section 37.13. Record of a Fraudulent Court

Sec. 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 other record is not a record of a court created under or established by the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States;  and(2)  the intent that the document or other record be given the same legal effect as a record of a court created under or established by the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously been convicted under this section on two or more occasions.(c)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under Section 32.48 or 37.10, the actor may be prosecuted under any of those sections.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 189, Sec. 8, eff. May 21, 1997.|
TX Penal Code § 37.14 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 37 - Perjury and Other Falsification|Section 37.14. False Statement Regarding Child Custody Determination Made in Foreign Country

Sec. 37.14.  FALSE STATEMENT REGARDING CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION MADE IN FOREIGN COUNTRY.  (a)  For purposes of this section, "child custody determination" has the meaning assigned by Section 152.102, Family Code.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement relating to a child custody determination made in a foreign country during a hearing held under Chapter 152 or Subchapter I, Chapter 153, Family Code.(c)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 92 (S.B. 1490), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Penal Code § 38.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 38 - Obstructing Governmental Operation|Section 38.02. Failure to Identify

Sec. 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 has lawfully arrested the person and requested the information.(b)  A person commits an offense if he intentionally gives a false or fictitious name, residence address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has:(1)  lawfully arrested the person;(2)  lawfully detained the person;  or(3)  requested the information from a person that the peace officer has good cause to believe is a witness to a criminal offense.(c)  Except as provided by Subsections (d) and (e), an offense under this section is:(1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the offense is committed under Subsection (a);  or(2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the offense is committed under Subsection (b).(d)  If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant was a fugitive from justice at the time of the offense, the offense is:(1)  a Class B misdemeanor if the offense is committed under Subsection (a);  or(2)  a Class A misdemeanor if the offense is committed under Subsection (b).(e)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under Section 106.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, the actor may be prosecuted only under Section 106.07.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 869, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1009, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Penal Code § 38.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 38 - Obstructing Governmental Operation|Section 38.03. Resisting Arrest, Search, or Transportation

Sec. 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 a peace officer's presence and at his direction from effecting an arrest, search, or transportation of the actor or another by using force against the peace officer or another.(b)  It is no defense to prosecution under this section that the arrest or search was unlawful.(c)  Except as provided in Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(d)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the actor uses a deadly weapon to resist the arrest or search.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 277, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 38.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 38 - Obstructing Governmental Operation|Section 38.05. Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution

Sec. 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 to hinder the arrest, detention, adjudication, or disposition of a child for engaging in delinquent conduct that violates a penal law of the state, or with intent to hinder the arrest of another under the authority of a warrant or capias, he:(1)  harbors or conceals the other;(2)  provides or aids in providing the other with any means of avoiding arrest or effecting escape; or(3)  warns the other of impending discovery or apprehension.(b)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(3) that the warning was given in connection with an effort to bring another into compliance with the law.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(d)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the person who is harbored, concealed, provided with a means of avoiding arrest or effecting escape, or warned of discovery or apprehension is under arrest for, charged with, or convicted of a felony, including an offense under Section 62.102, Code of Criminal Procedure, or is in custody or detention for, is alleged in a petition to have engaged in, or has been adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct that violates a penal law of the grade of felony, including an offense under Section 62.102, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the person charged under this section knew that the person they harbored, concealed, provided with a means of avoiding arrest or effecting escape, or warned of discovery or apprehension is under arrest for, charged with, or convicted of a felony, or is in custody or detention for, is alleged in a petition to have engaged in, or has been adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct that violates a penal law of the grade of felony.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 748, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 318, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 607 (H.B. 2104), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 8), Sec. 1.19, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Penal Code § 38.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 38 - Obstructing Governmental Operation|Section 38.06. Escape

Sec. 38.06.  ESCAPE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person escapes from custody when the person is:(1)  under arrest for, lawfully detained for, charged with, or convicted of an offense;(2)  in custody pursuant to a lawful order of a court;(3)  detained in a secure detention facility, as that term is defined by Section 51.02, Family Code; or(4)  in the custody of a juvenile probation officer for violating an order imposed by the juvenile court under Section 52.01, Family Code.(b)  Except as provided in Subsections (c), (d), and (e), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(c)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the actor:(1)  is under arrest for, charged with, or convicted of a felony;(2)  is confined or lawfully detained in a secure correctional facility or law enforcement facility; or(3)  is committed to or lawfully detained in a secure correctional facility, as defined by Section 51.02, Family Code, other than a halfway house, operated by or under contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.(d)  An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree if the actor to effect his escape causes bodily injury.(e)  An offense under this section is a felony of the first degree if to effect his escape the actor:(1)  causes serious bodily injury;  or(2)  uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 328, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 38.07 and amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 526, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 908 (H.B. 2884), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1330 (S.B. 844), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 143, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Penal Code § 38.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 38 - Obstructing Governmental Operation|Section 38.07. Permitting or Facilitating Escape

Sec. 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.(b)  A person commits an offense if he knowingly causes or facilitates the escape of one who is in custody pursuant to:(1)  an allegation or adjudication of delinquency;  or(2)  involuntary commitment for mental illness under Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, or for chemical dependency under Chapter 462, Health and Safety Code.(c)  Except as provided in Subsections (d) and (e), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(d)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the person in custody:(1)  was under arrest for, charged with, or convicted of a felony;  or(2)  was confined in a correctional facility other than a secure correctional facility after conviction of a felony.(e)  An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree if:(1)  the actor or the person in custody used or threatened to use a deadly weapon to effect the escape;  or(2)  the person in custody was confined in a secure correctional facility after conviction of a felony.(f)  In this section, "correctional facility" means:(1)  any place described by Section 1.07(a)(14);  or(2)  a "secure correctional facility" or "secure detention facility" as those terms are defined by Section 51.02, Family Code.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 38.08 and amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 908 (H.B. 2884), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Penal Code § 38.08 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 38 - Obstructing Governmental Operation|Section 38.08. Effect of Unlawful Custody

Sec. 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, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 38.09 and amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 38.09 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 38 - Obstructing Governmental Operation|Section 38.09. Implements for Escape

Sec. 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 an inmate with, a deadly weapon or anything that may be useful for escape.(b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree unless the actor introduced or provided a deadly weapon, in which event the offense is a felony of the second degree.(c)  In this section, "correctional facility" means:(1)  any place described by Section 1.07(a)(14);  or(2)  a "secure correctional facility" or "secure detention facility" as those terms are defined by Section 51.02, Family Code.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 38.10 and amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 908 (H.B. 2884), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Penal Code § 38.10 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 38 - Obstructing Governmental Operation|Section 38.10. Bail Jumping and Failure to Appear

Sec. 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 fails to appear in accordance with the terms of his release.(b)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the appearance was incident to community supervision, parole, or an intermittent sentence.(c)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor had a reasonable excuse for his failure to appear in accordance with the terms of his release.(d)  Except as provided in Subsections (e) and (f), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(e)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor if the offense for which the actor's appearance was required is punishable by fine only.(f)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the offense for which the actor's appearance was required is classified as a felony.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 38.11 and amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|