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TX Penal Code § 39.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 39 - Abuse of Office|Section 39.03. Official Oppression

Sec. 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 arrest, detention, search, seizure, dispossession, assessment, or lien that he knows is unlawful;(2)  intentionally denies or impedes another in the exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege, power, or immunity, knowing his conduct is unlawful;  or(3)  intentionally subjects another to sexual harassment.(b)  For purposes of this section, a public servant acts under color of his office or employment if he acts or purports to act in an official capacity or takes advantage of such actual or purported capacity.(c)  In this section, "sexual harassment" means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, submission to which is made a term or condition of a person's exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege, power, or immunity, either explicitly or implicitly.(d)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that an offense is a felony of the third degree if the public servant acted with the intent to impair the accuracy of data reported to the Texas Education Agency through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) described by Sections 48.008 and 48.009, Education Code, under a law requiring that reporting.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1217, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 19.01(34), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 39.02 by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 510 (S.B. 124), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.088, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Penal Code § 39.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 39 - Abuse of Office|Section 39.05. Failure to Report Death of Prisoner

Sec. 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 Procedure, and the person fails to investigate the death, fails to file the report as required, or fails to include in a filed report facts known or discovered in the investigation.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person is required by Section 501.055, Government Code, to:(1)  give notice of the death of an inmate and the person fails to give the notice;  or(2)  conduct an investigation and file a report and the person:(A)  fails to conduct the investigation or file the report;  or(B)  fails to include in the report facts known to the person or discovered by the person in the investigation.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2510, ch. 441, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 39.022 and amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.104, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Penal Code § 39.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 39 - Abuse of Office|Section 39.06. Misuse of Official Information

Sec. 39.06.  MISUSE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION.  (a)  A public servant commits an offense if, in reliance on information to which the public servant has access by virtue of the person's office or employment and that has not been made public, the person:(1)  acquires or aids another to acquire a pecuniary interest in any property, transaction, or enterprise that may be affected by the information;(2)  speculates or aids another to speculate on the basis of the information; or(3)  as a public servant, including as a school administrator, coerces another into suppressing or failing to report that information to a law enforcement agency.(b)  A public servant commits an offense if with intent to obtain a benefit or with intent to harm or defraud another, he discloses or uses information for a nongovernmental purpose that:(1)  he has access to by means of his office or employment;  and(2)  has not been made public.(c)  A person commits an offense if, with intent to obtain a benefit or with intent to harm or defraud another, he solicits or receives from a public servant information that:(1)  the public servant has access to by means of his office or employment;  and(2)  has not been made public.(d)  In this section, "information that has not been made public" means any information to which the public does not generally have access, and that is prohibited from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.(e)  Except as provided by Subsection (f), an offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.(f)  An offense under Subsection (a)(3) is a Class C misdemeanor.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3243, ch. 558, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 30, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 43, Sec. 3, eff. Oct. 20, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 927, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 39.03 and amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(90), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 14.52, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1043 (H.B. 1783), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Penal Code § 39.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration|Chapter 39 - Abuse of Office|Section 39.07. Failure to Comply With Immigration Detainer Request

Sec. 39.07.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH IMMIGRATION DETAINER REQUEST.  (a)  A person who is a sheriff, chief of police, or constable or a person who otherwise has primary authority for administering a jail commits an offense if the person:(1)  has custody of a person subject to an immigration detainer request issued by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and(2)  knowingly fails to comply with the detainer request.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(c)  It is an exception to the application of this section that the person who was subject to an immigration detainer request described by Subsection (a)(1) had provided proof that the person is a citizen of the United States or that the person has lawful immigration status in the United States, such as a Texas driver's license or similar government-issued identification.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 4), Sec. 5.02, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Penal Code § 42.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 42 - Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses|Section 42.02. Riot

Sec. 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 of damage to property or injury to persons;(2)  substantially obstructs law enforcement or other governmental functions or services;  or(3)  by force, threat of force, or physical action deprives any person of a legal right or disturbs any person in the enjoyment of a legal right.(b)  A person commits an offense if he knowingly participates in a riot.(c)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the assembly was at first lawful and when one of those assembled manifested an intent to engage in conduct enumerated in Subsection (a), the actor retired from the assembly.(d)  It is no defense to prosecution under this section that another who was a party to the riot has been acquitted, has not been arrested, prosecuted, or convicted, has been convicted of a different offense or of a different type or class of offense, or is immune from prosecution.(e)  Except as provided in Subsection (f), an offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.(f)  An offense under this section is an offense of the same classification as any offense of a higher grade committed by anyone engaged in the riot if the offense was:(1)  in the furtherance of the purpose of the assembly;  or(2)  an offense which should have been anticipated as a result of the assembly.|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.|
TX Penal Code § 42.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 42 - Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses|Section 42.04. Defense When Conduct Consists of Speech or Other Expression

Sec. 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, of gathering with others to hear or observe such speech or communication, or of gathering with others to picket or otherwise express in a nonviolent manner a position on social, economic, political, or religious questions, the actor must be ordered to move, disperse, or otherwise remedy the violation prior to his arrest if he has not yet intentionally harmed the interests of others which those sections seek to protect.(b)  The order required by this section may be given by a peace officer, a fireman, a person with authority to control the use of the premises, or any person directly affected by the violation.(c)  It is a defense to prosecution under Section 42.01(a)(5), 42.03, or 42.055:(1)  that in circumstances in which this section requires an order no order was given;(2)  that an order, if given, was manifestly unreasonable in scope; or(3)  that an order, if given, was promptly obeyed.|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 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 2 (H.B. 97), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2006.|
TX Penal Code § 42.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 42 - Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses|Section 42.05. Disrupting Meeting or Procession

Sec. 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 meeting, procession, or gathering by physical action or verbal utterance.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B 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.|
TX Penal Code § 42.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 42 - Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses|Section 42.055. Funeral Service Disruptions

Sec. 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 home, or established place of worship.(2)  "Funeral service" means a ceremony, procession, or memorial service, including a wake or viewing, held in connection with the burial or cremation of the dead.(3)  "Picketing" means:(A)  standing, sitting, or repeated walking, riding, driving, or other similar action by a person displaying or carrying a banner, placard, or sign;(B)  engaging in loud singing, chanting, whistling, or yelling, with or without noise amplification through a device such as a bullhorn or microphone; or(C)  blocking access to a facility or cemetery being used for a funeral service.(b)  A person commits an offense if, during the period beginning three hours before the service begins and ending three hours after the service is completed, the person engages in picketing within 1,000 feet of a facility or cemetery being used for a funeral service.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 2 (H.B. 97), Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 256 (H.B. 1093), Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 716 (H.B. 718), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Penal Code § 42.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 42 - Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses|Section 42.06. False Alarm or Report

Sec. 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 other emergency that he knows is false or baseless and that would ordinarily:(1)  cause action by an official or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies;(2)  place a person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury;  or(3)  prevent or interrupt the occupation of a building, room, place of assembly, place to which the public has access, or aircraft, automobile, or other mode of conveyance.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the false report is of an emergency involving a public or private institution of higher education or involving a public primary or secondary school, public communications, public transportation, public water, gas, or power supply or other public service, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1114, ch. 530, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 27, 1979;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 910 (H.B. 1284), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Penal Code § 42.0601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 42 - Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses|Section 42.0601. False Report to Induce Emergency Response

Sec. 42.0601.  FALSE REPORT TO INDUCE EMERGENCY RESPONSE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if:(1)  the person makes a report of a criminal offense or an emergency or causes a report of a criminal offense or an emergency to be made to a peace officer, law enforcement agency, 9-1-1 service as defined by Section 771.001, Health and Safety Code, official or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies, or any other governmental employee or contractor who is authorized to receive reports of a criminal offense or emergency;(2)  the person knows that the report is false;(3)  the report causes an emergency response from a law enforcement agency or other emergency responder; and(4)  in making the report or causing the report to be made, the person is reckless with regard to whether the emergency response by a law enforcement agency or other emergency responder may directly result in bodily injury to another person.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is:(1)  a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously been convicted two or more times of an offense under this section; or(2)  a felony of the third degree if:(A)  the false report was of a criminal offense to which a law enforcement agency or other emergency responder responded; and (B)  a person suffered serious bodily injury or death as a direct result of lawful conduct arising out of that response.(c)  If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section or both sections.(d)  This section may not be construed in any manner to conflict with 47 U.S.C. Section 230 or 42 U.S.C. Section 1983.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 945 (S.B. 1056), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Penal Code § 42.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 42 - Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses|Section 42.061. Silent or Abusive Calls to 9-1-1 Service

Sec. 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)  A person commits an offense if the person makes a call to a 9-1-1 service, or requests 9-1-1 service using an electronic communications device, when there is not an emergency and knowingly or intentionally:(1)  remains silent; or(2)  makes abusive or harassing statements to a PSAP employee.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly permits an electronic communications device, including a telephone, under the person's control to be used by another person in a manner described in Subsection (b).(d)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 582, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 284(2), eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 331 (H.B. 1972), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Penal Code § 42.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 42 - Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses|Section 42.062. Interference With Emergency Request for Assistance

Sec. 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 assistance, including a request for assistance using an electronic communications device, in an emergency from a law enforcement agency, medical facility, or other agency or entity the primary purpose of which is to provide for the safety of individuals.(b)  An individual commits an offense if the individual recklessly renders unusable an electronic communications device, including a telephone, that would otherwise be used by another individual to place an emergency call or to request assistance in an emergency from a law enforcement agency, medical facility, or other agency or entity the primary purpose of which is to provide for the safety of individuals.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a state jail felony if the actor has previously been convicted under this section.(d)  In this section, "emergency" means a condition or circumstance in which any individual is or is reasonably believed by the individual making a call or requesting assistance to be in fear of imminent assault or in which property is or is reasonably believed by the individual making the call or requesting assistance to be in imminent danger of damage or destruction.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 690, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1164, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 331 (H.B. 1972), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 331 (H.B. 1972), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Penal Code § 42.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 42 - Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses|Section 42.072. Stalking

Sec. 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 is directed specifically at another person, knowingly engages in conduct that:(1)  constitutes an offense under Section 42.07, or that the actor knows or reasonably should know the other person will regard as threatening:(A)  bodily injury or death for the other person;(B)  bodily injury or death for a member of the other person's family or household or for an individual with whom the other person has a dating relationship; or(C)  that an offense will be committed against the other person's property;(2)  causes the other person, a member of the other person's family or household, or an individual with whom the other person has a dating relationship to be placed in fear of bodily injury or death or in fear that an offense will be committed against the other person's property, or to feel harassed, annoyed, alarmed, abused, tormented, embarrassed, or offended; and(3)  would cause a reasonable person to:(A)  fear bodily injury or death for himself or herself;(B)  fear bodily injury or death for a member of the person's family or household or for an individual with whom the person has a dating relationship;(C)  fear that an offense will be committed against the person's property; or(D)  feel harassed, annoyed, alarmed, abused, tormented, embarrassed, or offended.(b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree, except that the offense is a felony of the second degree if the actor has previously been convicted of an offense under this section or of an offense under any of the following laws that contains elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense under this section:(1)  the laws of another state;(2)  the laws of a federally recognized Indian tribe;(3)  the laws of a territory of the United States; or(4)  federal law.(c)  For purposes of this section, a trier of fact may find that different types of conduct described by Subsection (a), if engaged in on more than one occasion, constitute conduct that is engaged in pursuant to the same scheme or course of conduct.(d)  In this section:(1)  "Dating relationship," "family," "household," and "member of a household" have the meanings assigned by Chapter 71, Family Code.(2)  "Property" includes a pet, companion animal, or assistance animal, as defined by Section 121.002, Human Resources Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 28, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 15.02(e), eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1222, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 591 (S.B. 82), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1278 (H.B. 1606), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Penal Code § 42.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 42 - Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses|Section 42.075. Disclosure of Confidential Information Regarding Family Violence or Victims of Trafficking Shelter Center

Sec. 42.075.  DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION REGARDING FAMILY VIOLENCE OR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING SHELTER CENTER.  (a)  In this section, "family violence shelter center" and "victims of trafficking shelter center" have the meanings assigned by Section 552.138, Government Code.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person, with the intent to threaten the safety of any inhabitant of a family violence shelter center or victims of trafficking shelter center, discloses or publicizes the location or physical layout of the center.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(d)  If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under Section 552.352, Government Code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1152 (H.B. 3091), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|