Texas statute
Tex. Penal Code § 9.04 — Threats 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 § 9.04
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.
The threat of force is justified when the use of force is justified by this chapter. For purposes of this section, a threat to cause death or serious bodily injury by the production of a weapon or otherwise, as long as the actor's purpose is limited to creating an apprehension that he will use deadly force if necessary, does not constitute the use of deadly force.
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