2005 Texas Health & Safety Code CHAPTER 793. DISABLING FIRE EXIT ALARMS

HEALTH & SAFETY CODE

CHAPTER 793. DISABLING FIRE EXIT ALARMS


	§ 793.001. DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:                                   
		(1)  "Fire exit" means a door, window, or other means of 
egress from a building that has been expressly designated as a fire 
escape or emergency exit by a sign, light, or other device located 
on or in the immediate vicinity of the fire escape or exit.
		(2)  "Fire exit alarm" means a device designed to sound 
an alarm when a fire exit is opened or an attempt to open a fire exit 
is made.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.                    


	§ 793.002. CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a) A person commits an 
offense if:         
		(1)  the person intentionally or knowingly causes a 
fire exit alarm to fail to sound an alarm;  and
		(2)  the person is not authorized to do so by a person 
having lawful custody or control of the building or the part of the 
building in which the fire exit is located.
	(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.                   

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.