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Tex. Penal Code § 19.05 — Criminally negligent homicide

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

Part of Chapter 19: CRIMINAL HOMICIDE, Texas Penal Code.

Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 19.05

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. Penal Code § 19.05Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) A person commits an offense if he causes the death of an individual by criminal negligence. (b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.

Official sources

Tex. Penal Code § 19.05 (official source deep link)
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