Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 5B.001 · Chapter 5B. PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES INVOLVING ILLEGAL ENTRY INTO THIS STATE
ENFORCEMENT PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Notwithstanding any other law, a peace officer may not arrest or detain a person for purposes of enforcing a provision of Chapter 51, Penal Code, if the person is on the premises or grounds of:
(1) a public or private primary or secondary school for educational purposes;
(2) a church, synagogue, or other established place of religious worship;
(3) a health care facility, as defined by Section 161.471, Health and Safety Code, including a facility a state agency maintains or operates to provide health care, or the office of a health care provider, as defined by Section 161.471, Health and Safety Code, provided that the person is on the premises or grounds of the facility or office for the purpose of receiving medical treatment; or
(4) a SAFE-ready facility, as defined by Section 323.001, Health and Safety Code, or another facility that provides forensic medical examinations to sexual assault survivors in accordance with Chapter 323, Health and Safety Code, provided that the person is on the premises or grounds of the facility for purposes of obtaining a forensic medical examination and treatment.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., 4th C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 4), Sec. 1, eff. March 5, 2024.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.5B.htm
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Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 161.471DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 161.471, Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 323EMERGENCY SERVICES AND FORENSIC EXAMINATION PROGRAMS FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULTPrinted as Chapter 323, Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 323.001DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 323.001, Health and Safety Code
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