Texas Penal Code 2006

by West Group Publishing

• ISBN13: 9780314953629
• ISBN10: 0314953620
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-03
• Publisher: West Group

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Related Products from West	v
Effective Dates	xv
Tables
Disposition	xvii
Derivation	xxv
Disposition of Unrepealed Penal Code Articles	xxxiii
Penal Code Table of Sections Affected by the 79th Legislature, through the Second Called Session	xxxix
TEXAS PENAL CODE
Section Analysis, see beginning of each Chapter
Introductory Provisions
General Provisions	2	(4)
Burden of Proof	6	(2)
Multiple Prosecutions	8	(1)
General Principles of Criminal Responsibility
Culpability Generally	9	(1)
Criminal Responsibility for Conduct of Another	10	(2)
Complicity	10	(1)
Corporations and Associations	11	(1)
General Defenses to Criminal Responsibility	12	(2)
Justification Excluding Criminal Responsibility	14	(5)
General Provisions	14	(1)
Justification Generally	15	(1)
Protection of Persons	15	(1)
Protection of Property	16	(1)
Law Enforcement	17	(1)
Special Relationships	18	(1)
Punishments
Punishments	19	(1)
General Provisions	19	(1)
Ordinary Misdemeanor Punishments	20	(5)
Ordinary Felony Punishments	20	(1)
Exceptional Sentences	21	(4)
Corporations and Associations	25	(1)
Inchoate Offenses
Preparatory Offenses	25	(2)
Criminal Instruments, Interception of Wire or Oral Communication, and Installation of Tracking Device	27	(5)
Offenses Against the Person
Criminal Homicide	32	(2)
Kidnapping and Unlawful Restraint	34	(1)
Trafficking of Persons	35	(1)
Sexual Offenses	36	(2)
Assaultive Offenses	38	(10)
Offenses Against the Family
Offenses Against the Family	48	(5)
Offenses Against Property
Arson, Criminal Mischief, and Other Property Damage or Destruction	53	(5)
Robbery	58	(1)
Burglary and Criminal Trespass	58	(4)
Theft	62	(10)
Fraud	72	(14)
General Provisions	72	(1)
Forgery	73	(2)
Credit	75	(4)
Other Deceptive Practices	79	(7)
Savings and Loan Associations [Deleted]	86	(1)
Computer Crimes	86	(3)
Telecommunications Crimes	89	(3)
Money Laundering	92	(1)
Insurance Fraud	93	(3)
Medicaid Fraud	96	(2)
Offenses Against Public Administration
Bribery and Corrupt Influence	98	(4)
Perjury and Other Falsification	102	(4)
Obstructing Governmental Operation	106	(12)
Abuse of Office	118	(2)
Offenses Against Public Order and Decency
Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses	120	(8)
Public Indecency	128	(5)
Prostitution	128	(1)
Obscenity	129	(4)
Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals
Weapons	133	(10)
Gambling	143	(4)
Conduct Affecting Public Health	147	(1)
Intoxication and Alcoholic Beverage Offenses	148	(4)
Organized Crime
Organized Crime	152	(5)
SELECTED RELATED LAWS
GOVERNMENT CODE
Executive Branch
Law Enforcement and Public Protection	157	(18)
Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas	157	(1)
License to Carry a Concealed Handgun	157	(18)
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Substance Abuse Regulation and Crimes	175	(50)
Texas Controlled Substances Act	175	(1)
General Provisions	176	(6)
Schedules	182	(2)
Regulation of Manufacture, Distribution, and Dispensation of Controlled Substances, Chemical Precursors, and Chemical Laboratory Apparatus	184	(16)
Offenses and Penalties	200	(20)
Forfeiture	220	(2)
Inspections, Evidence, and Miscellaneous Law Enforcement Provisions	222	(2)
Therapeutic Research Program	224	(1)
Simulated Controlled Substances	225	(1)
Dangerous Drugs	226	(8)
General Provisions	227	(2)
Duties of Pharmacists, Practitioners, and Other Persons	229	(1)
Criminal Penalties	230	(3)
Criminal and Civil Procedure	233	(1)
Abusable Volatile Chemicals	234	(7)
General Provisions	234	(1)
Sales Permits and Signs	235	(2)
Criminal Penalties	237	(2)
Administrative Penalty	239	(2)
Over-the-Counter Sales of Ephedrine, Pseudosphedrine and Norpseudoephedrine	241	(6)
General Provisions	241	(1)
Over-the-Counter Sales	242	(1)
Administrative Penalty	243	(4)
TRANSPORTATION CODE
Vehicles and Traffic
Enforcement of Traffic Laws	247	(1)
Forfeiture of Certain Motor Vehicles [Repealed]	247	(1)
Allowing Dangerous Driver to Borrow Motor Vehicle	247	(1)
Miscellaneous Provisions	247	(1)
Implied Consent	247	(7)
General Provisions	248	(1)
Taking and Analysis of Specimen	248	(2)
Suspension or Denial of License on Refusal of Specimen	250	(2)
Hearing	252	(1)
Admissibility of Evidence	253	(1)
Operation of Motor Vehicle by Minor	254
Index	1