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

Tex. Penal Code § 46.041: UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF METAL OR BODY ARMOR BY FELON.

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  1. PENAL CODE
  2. TITLE 10. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND MORALS
  3. CHAPTER 46. WEAPONS

(a) In this section, "metal or body armor" means any body covering manifestly designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of protecting a person against gunfire.

(b) A person who has been convicted of a felony commits an offense if after the conviction the person possesses metal or body armor.

(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 452, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:34Z. Source file · JSON

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