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Tex. Penal Code § 25.031 — Agreement to abduct from custody

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

Part of Chapter 25: OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY, Texas Penal Code.

Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 25.031

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 § 25.031Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
(a) A person commits an offense if the person agrees, for remuneration or the promise of remuneration, to abduct a child younger than 18 years of age by force, threat of force, misrepresentation, stealth, or unlawful entry, knowing that the child is under the care and control of a person having custody or physical possession of the child under a court order, including a temporary order, or under the care and control of another person who is exercising care and control with the consent of a person having custody or physical possession under a court order, including a temporary order. (b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.

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