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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.513 — Community supervision for making firearm accessible to child

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

Part of Chapter 42A: COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.513

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. 42A.513Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) A court granting community supervision to a defendant convicted of an offense under Section 46.13 , Penal Code, may require as a condition of community supervision that the defendant: (1) provide an appropriate public service activity designated by the court; or (2) attend a firearms safety course that meets or exceeds the requirements set by the National Rifle Association as of January 1, 1995, for a firearms safety course that requires not more than 17 hours of instruction. (b) The court shall require the defendant to pay the cost of attending the firearms safety course under Subsection (a)(2).

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