Texas statute
Tex. Penal Code § 6.01 — Requirement of voluntary act or omission
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 6: CULPABILITY GENERALLY, Texas Penal Code.
Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 6.01
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.
(a) A person commits an offense only if he voluntarily engages in conduct, including an act, an omission, or possession. (b) Possession is a voluntary act if the possessor knowingly obtains or receives the thing possessed or is aware of his control of the thing for a sufficient time to permit him to terminate his control. (c) A person who omits to perform an act does not commit an offense unless a law as defined by Section 1.07 provides that the omission is an offense or otherwise provides that he has a duty to perform the act.
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