Texas Penal Code

§ 30.05 — CRIMINAL TRESPASS

PE § 30.05Title 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY · Ch. 30. BURGLARY AND CRIMINAL TRESPASS

Statute text

(a)A person commits an offense if the person enters or remains on or in property of another, including residential land, agricultural land, a recreational vehicle park, a building, a general residential operation operating as a residential treatment center, or an aircraft or other vehicle, without effective consent and the person:

(1)had notice that the entry was forbidden; or

(2)received notice to depart but failed to do so.

(b)For purposes of this section:

(1)"Entry" means the intrusion of the entire body.

(2)"Notice" means:

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1093 (H.B. 2110), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 9), Sec. 20, eff. June 18, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 9), Sec. 21, eff. June 18, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 17.001(61), eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 17.002(13), eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (H.B. 2609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (H.B. 2609), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (H.B. 2609), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (H.B. 2609), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 20.001, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 564 (S.B. 701), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 613 (S.B. 1268), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1302 (H.B. 3142), Sec. 12, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (H.B. 910), Sec. 40, eff. January 1, 2016. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 602 (S.B. 1649), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 602 (S.B. 1649), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 39 (H.B. 302), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 481 (H.B. 2112), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 518 (S.B. 550), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 809 (H.B. 1927), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1008 (S.B. 20), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.156, eff. January 1, 2025. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 4), Sec. 10, eff. February 6, 2024.