Texas Penal Code
§ 1.07 — DEFINITIONS
PE § 1.07Title 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS · Ch. 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this code:
(1)"Act" means a bodily movement, whether voluntary or involuntary, and includes speech.
(2)"Actor" means a person whose criminal responsibility is in issue in a criminal action. Whenever the term "suspect" is used in this code, it means "actor."
(3)"Agency" includes authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, district, division, and office.
(4)"Alcoholic beverage" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code.
(5)"Another" means a person other than the actor.
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.144, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 421 (H.B. 2031), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 839 (H.B. 3423), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1576), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1258), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 165), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.153, eff. January 1, 2025.