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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Government Code § 437.223: EXEMPTION FROM ARREST.

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  1. GOVERNMENT CODE
  2. TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
  3. SUBTITLE C. STATE MILITARY FORCES AND VETERANS
  4. CHAPTER 437. TEXAS MILITARY
  5. SUBCHAPTER E. TEXAS MILITARY FORCES

(a) A member of the Texas military forces may not be arrested, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace, while the person is going to or coming from a place that the person was required to be for military duty.

(b) This section does not prevent a peace officer from issuing a traffic summons or citation to appear in court at a later date that does not conflict with the member's duty hours.

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:16Z. Source file · JSON

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