Texas Penal Code
§ 22.041 — ABANDONING OR ENDANGERING A CHILD, ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL, OR DISABLED INDIVIDUAL
PE § 22.041Title 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON · Ch. 22. ASSAULTIVE OFFENSES
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Abandon" means to leave in any place without providing reasonable and necessary care a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual under circumstances under which no reasonable, similarly situated person would leave a child or individual of that age and ability.
(2)"Child," "elderly individual," and "disabled individual" have the meanings assigned by Section 22.04.
(b)A person commits an offense if the person, having custody, care, or control of a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual, intentionally abandons the child or individual in any place under circumstances that expose the child or individual to an unreasonable risk of harm.
(c)A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence, by act or omission, engages in conduct that places a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment. (c-1) For purposes of Subsection (c), it is presumed that a person engaged in conduct that places a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment if:
(1)the person manufactured, possessed, or in any way introduced into the body of any person the controlled substance methamphetamine or a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B, Section 481.1022, Health and Safety Code, in the presence of the child, elderly individual, or disabled individual;
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 282 (H.B. 164), Sec. 10, eff. August 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 840 (H.B. 946), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 584 (S.B. 768), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 830 (H.B. 2187), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (H.B. 166), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.