{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-7.202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 7.202","heading":"PROOF OF KNOWLEDGE.","body":"In determining whether a defendant who is an individual knew that the violation placed another person in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury under Section 7.168, 7.169, 7.170, or 7.171, the defendant is responsible only for the defendant's actual awareness or actual belief possessed. Knowledge possessed by a person other than the defendant may not be attributed to the defendant. To prove a defendant's actual knowledge, however, circumstantial evidence may be used, including evidence that the defendant took affirmative steps to be shielded from relevant information.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE A. EXECUTIVE AGENCIES","CHAPTER 7. ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER E. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.7.htm#7.202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"aa0b5595839cc060fd7ab6590e8842e10d4fd704293bea8f8faf70bc33ee415d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-7.201","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-7.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}