{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-22.10","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 22.10","heading":"LEAVING A CHILD IN A VEHICLE.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly leaves a child in a motor vehicle for longer than five minutes, knowing that the child is:\n(1) younger than seven years of age; and\n(2) not attended by an individual in the vehicle who is 14 years of age or older.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1984, 68th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 24, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 2, 1984. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON","CHAPTER 22. ASSAULTIVE OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.22.htm#22.10","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"aa1ba6032014b0c2dd26bfae2db5a7f0ca10936774468d5208568f5c95021791","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-22.09","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-22.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}