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Tex. Penal Code § 7.21 — Definitions
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 7: CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONDUCT OF ANOTHER, Texas Penal Code.
Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 7.21
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.
In this subchapter: (1) "Agent" means a director, officer, employee, or other person authorized to act in behalf of a corporation, an association, a limited liability company, or another business entity. (1-a) "Business entity" means an entity or organization governed by the Business Organizations Code, other than a corporation, association, or limited liability company. (2) "High managerial agent" means: (A) a partner in a partnership; (B) an officer of a corporation, an association, a limited liability company, or another business entity; (C) an agent of a corporation, an association, a limited liability company, or another business entity who has duties of such responsibility that the agent's conduct reasonably may be assumed to represent the policy of the corporation, association, limited liability company, or other business entity.
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