Texas Penal Code
§ 8.07 — AGE AFFECTING CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
PE § 8.07Title 2. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY · Ch. 8. GENERAL DEFENSES TO CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
Statute text
View on source(a)A person may not be prosecuted for or convicted of any offense that the person committed when younger than 15 years of age except:
(1)perjury and aggravated perjury when it appears by proof that the person had sufficient discretion to understand the nature and obligation of an oath;
(2)a violation of a penal statute cognizable under Chapter 729, Transportation Code, except for conduct for which the person convicted may be sentenced to imprisonment or confinement in jail;
(3)a violation of a motor vehicle traffic ordinance of an incorporated city or town in this state;
(4)a misdemeanor punishable by fine only;
(5)a violation of a penal ordinance of a political subdivision;
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 787 (S.B. 60), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 949 (H.B. 1575), Sec. 45, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 311 (H.B. 558), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 425 (H.B. 1819), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2023.