Texas statute
Tex. Penal Code § 33.03 — Defenses
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 33: COMPUTER CRIMES, Texas Penal Code.
Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 33.03
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.
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Section 33.02 or 33.022 that the actor was an officer, employee, or agent of a communication common carrier or electric utility and committed the proscribed act or acts in the course of employment while engaged in an activity that is a necessary incident to the rendition of service or to the protection of the rights or property of the communication common carrier or electric utility.
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