{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-171.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.153","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person who violates Section 171.152 commits an offense.\n(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 171. ABORTION","SUBCHAPTER G. DISMEMBERMENT ABORTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.171.htm#171.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"9744bff8001fdb0206f0880d8a74dbe102d861694acbae7d0f3539bedc72d537","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-171.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-171.154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}