Texas Penal Code

§ 46.01 — DEFINITIONS

PE § 46.01Title 10. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND MORALS · Ch. 46. WEAPONS

Statute text

In this chapter:

(1)"Club" means an instrument that is specially designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily injury or death by striking a person with the instrument, and includes but is not limited to the following:

(A)blackjack;

(B)nightstick;

(C)mace;

(D)tomahawk.

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 12A.001, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1199 (H.B. 4456), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (S.B. 1416), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 15.002, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 814 (H.B. 913), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 2.07, eff. April 1, 2019. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (H.B. 1935), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1143 (H.B. 435), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 216 (H.B. 446), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 21.001(40), eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 642 (H.B. 957), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1069), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 1596), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.