Texas Penal Code

§ 20.07 — OPERATION OF STASH HOUSE

PE § 20.07Title 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON · Ch. 20. KIDNAPPING, UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT, AND

Statute text

(a)A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:

(1)uses or permits another to use any real estate, building, room, tent, vehicle, boat, or other property owned by the person or under the person's control to commit an offense or to facilitate the commission of an offense under Section 20.05, 20.06, 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.04, or 43.05; or

(2)rents or leases any property to another, intending that the property be used as described by Subdivision (1).

(b)An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree with a minimum term of imprisonment of five years, except that the offense is a felony of the second degree with a minimum term of imprisonment of five years if:

(1)the offense is committed under Subsection (a)(1) and the property that is the subject of the offense is used to commit or facilitate the commission of an offense under Section 20.06, 20A.03, or 43.05; or

(2)it is shown on the trial of the offense that as a direct result of the commission of the offense:

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Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 4), Sec. 5, eff. February 6, 2024.