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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2B.0051 — Definitions

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 2B: LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERACTIONS WITH PUBLIC, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2B.0051

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2B.0051Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

In this subchapter: (1) "Bodily injury" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07 , Penal Code. (2) "Motor vehicle stop" means an occasion in which a peace officer stops a motor vehicle for an alleged violation of a law or ordinance. (3) "Race or ethnicity" means the following categories: (A) Alaska native or American Indian; (B) Asian or Pacific Islander; (C) black; (D) Hispanic or Latino; and (E) white. (4) "Racial profiling" means a law enforcement-initiated action based on an individual's race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than on the individual's behavior or on information identifying the individual as having engaged in criminal activity.

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