{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-38.08","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 38.08","heading":"EFFECT OF UNLAWFUL CUSTODY.","body":"It is no defense to prosecution under Section 38.06 or 38.07 that the custody was unlawful.\nActs 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 38.09 and amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 8. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 38. OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.38.htm#38.08","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"35403cecab5430ec101a774e64bad615b821b1750f3c1e46524fd9f17494dd8c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-38.07","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-38.09"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}