{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-28.04","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 28.04","heading":"RECKLESS DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, he recklessly damages or destroys property of the owner.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\nActs 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY","CHAPTER 28. ARSON, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, AND OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.28.htm#28.04","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"8e00ace7dd6c1fc5086fb3509bb505681b36fb1144913361a52b3a5244f4dd75","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-28.03","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-28.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}