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Tex. Penal Code § 22.10 — Leaving a child in a vehicle

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

Part of Chapter 22: ASSAULTIVE OFFENSES, Texas Penal Code.

Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 22.10

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 § 22.10Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly leaves a child in a motor vehicle for longer than five minutes, knowing that the child is: (1) younger than seven years of age; and (2) not attended by an individual in the vehicle who is 14 years of age or older. (b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

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Tex. Penal Code § 22.10 (official source deep link)
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