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Tex. Penal Code § 38.08 — Effect of unlawful custody

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

Part of Chapter 38: OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATION, Texas Penal Code.

Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 38.08

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 § 38.08Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
It is no defense to prosecution under Section 38.06 or 38.07 that the custody was unlawful.

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