{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-276.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 276.003","heading":"UNLAWFUL REMOVAL FROM BALLOT BOX.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally removes or attempts to remove voted ballots from a ballot box in a manner not authorized by law.\n(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree unless the person is convicted of an attempt. In that case, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 489, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 276. MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES AND OTHER PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.276.htm#276.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"1adf1a0813c23290331dbda7924ca0f286afc158ede38739c157afad4989e974","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-276.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-276.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}