Texas Penal Code
§ 12.502 — PENALTY IF OFFENSE COMMITTED ON PREMISES OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
PE § 12.502Title 3. PUNISHMENTS · Ch. 12. PUNISHMENTS · Art. D. EXCEPTIONAL SENTENCES
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Postsecondary educational institution" means:
(A)an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or
(B)a career school or college as defined by Section 132.001, Education Code.
(2)"Premises" means real property and all buildings and appurtenances pertaining to the real property.
(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c), if it is shown on the trial of an offense under Section 21.07, 21.08, or 21.15 that the offense was committed in a location that was on the premises of a postsecondary educational institution, the category of punishment for the offense is increased to a higher category of offense as follows:
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 1422), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2025.