Texas Penal Code
§ 51.03 — ILLEGAL REENTRY BY CERTAIN ALIENS
PE § 51.03Title 10. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND MORALS · Ch. 51. ILLEGAL ENTRY INTO THIS STATE
Statute text
View on source(a)A person who is an alien commits an offense if the person enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in this state after the person:
(1)has been denied admission to or excluded, deported, or removed from the United States; or
(2)has departed from the United States while an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding.
(b)An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is:
(1)a felony of the third degree if:
(A)the defendant's removal was subsequent to a conviction for commission of two or more misdemeanors involving drugs, crimes against a person, or both;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., 4th C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 4), Sec. 2, eff. March 5, 2024.