Texas Education Code

§ 37.125 — EXHIBITION, USE, OR THREAT OF EXHIBITION OR USE OF FIREARMS

ED § 37.125Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part G. SAFE SCHOOLS · Ch. 37. DISCIPLINE; LAW AND ORDER · Art. E. PENAL PROVISIONS

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(a)A person commits an offense if, in a manner intended to cause alarm or personal injury to another person or to damage school property, the person intentionally:

(1)exhibits or uses a firearm:

(A)in or on any property, including a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area, that is owned by a private or public school; or

(B)on a school bus being used to transport children to or from school-sponsored activities of a private or public school;

(2)threatens to exhibit or use a firearm in or on property described by Subdivision (1)(A) or on a bus described by Subdivision (1)(B) and was in possession of or had immediate access to the firearm; or

(3)threatens to exhibit or use a firearm in or on property described by Subdivision (1)(A) or on a bus described by Subdivision (1)(B).

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704 (H.B. 2112), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 795 (H.B. 2880), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.