{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-9.01","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 9.01","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Custody\" has the meaning assigned by Section 38.01.\n(2) \"Escape\" has the meaning assigned by Section 38.01.\n(3) \"Deadly force\" means force that is intended or known by the actor to cause, or in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing, death or serious bodily injury.\n(4) \"Habitation\" has the meaning assigned by Section 30.01.\n(5) \"Vehicle\" has the meaning assigned by Section 30.01.\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; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 293, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 378), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 2. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY","CHAPTER 9. JUSTIFICATION EXCLUDING CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.9.htm#9.01","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"8a67ecda8248045a309457581482f628eec18fddf1afe31b2130e7e06e06bfaa","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-8.09","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-9.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}