{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-9.62","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 9.62","heading":"EDUCATOR-STUDENT.","body":"The use of force, but not deadly force, against a person is justified:\n(1) if the actor is entrusted with the care, supervision, or administration of the person for a special purpose; and\n(2) when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the force is necessary to further the special purpose or to maintain discipline in a group.\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 2. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY","CHAPTER 9. JUSTIFICATION EXCLUDING CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY","SUBCHAPTER F. SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.9.htm#9.62","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"7a856af2faf3f542a03d0a44d53a1248bc888879eced0f1bdd0b97b562ea6d30","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-9.61","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-9.63"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}