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Tex. Penal Code § 9.03 — Confinement as justifiable force

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

Part of Chapter 9: JUSTIFICATION EXCLUDING CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY, Texas Penal Code.

Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 9.03

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.

Tex. Penal Code § 9.03Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Confinement is justified when force is justified by this chapter if the actor takes reasonable measures to terminate the confinement as soon as he knows he safely can unless the person confined has been arrested for an offense.

Official sources

Tex. Penal Code § 9.03 (official source deep link)
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