{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-39.07","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 39.07","heading":"FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH IMMIGRATION DETAINER REQUEST.","body":"(a) A person who is a sheriff, chief of police, or constable or a person who otherwise has primary authority for administering a jail commits an offense if the person:\n(1) has custody of a person subject to an immigration detainer request issued by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and\n(2) knowingly fails to comply with the detainer request.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\n(c) It is an exception to the application of this section that the person who was subject to an immigration detainer request described by Subsection (a)(1) had provided proof that the person is a citizen of the United States or that the person has lawful immigration status in the United States, such as a Texas driver's license or similar government-issued identification.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 4), Sec. 5.02, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 8. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 39. ABUSE OF OFFICE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.39.htm#39.07","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"fca573f230d85cd72c2af185530ec57a0c374886f3bb721e0b49978ae49ec162","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-39.06","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-42.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}