{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-42.11","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 42.11","heading":"DESTRUCTION OF FLAG.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly damages, defaces, mutilates, or burns the flag of the United States or the State of Texas.\n(b) In this section, \"flag\" means an emblem, banner, or other standard or a copy of an emblem, standard, or banner that is an official or commonly recognized depiction of the flag of the United States or of this state and is capable of being flown from a staff of any character or size. The term does not include a representation of a flag on a written or printed document, a periodical, stationery, a painting or photograph, or an article of clothing or jewelry.\n(c) It is an exception to the application of this section that the act that would otherwise constitute an offense is done in conformity with statutes of the United States or of this state relating to the proper disposal of damaged flags.\n(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 27, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 42.14 by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 9. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND DECENCY","CHAPTER 42. DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.42.htm#42.11","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"63af07a2f364b394b59bea302e54a873787c8f2415f763bd9f9a53e6187e1051","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-42.107","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-42.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}