{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.122","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 37.122","heading":"POSSESSION OF INTOXICANTS ON PUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person possesses an intoxicating beverage for consumption, sale, or distribution while:\n(1) on the grounds or in a building of a public school; or\n(2) entering or inside any enclosure, field, or stadium where an athletic event sponsored or participated in by a public school of this state is being held.\n(a-1) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person possessed the intoxicating beverage:\n(1) at a performing arts facility; and\n(2) during an event held outside of regular school hours and not sponsored or sanctioned by a school district.\n(b) An officer of this state who sees a person violating this section shall immediately seize the intoxicating beverage and, within a reasonable time, deliver it to the county or district attorney to be held as evidence until the trial of the accused possessor.\n(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 834 (H.B. 2633), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE G. SAFE SCHOOLS","CHAPTER 37. DISCIPLINE; LAW AND ORDER","SUBCHAPTER E. PENAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.37.htm#37.122","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"1945439268c7f4de80daaca39f57bbec4ad79fd13e499adb44ab7335df533a91","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.121","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}