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2021 Texas Statutes
Property Code
Title 4 - Actions and Remedies
Chapter 24A - Access to Residence or Former Residence to Retrieve Personal Property
Section 24A.005. Offense
Universal Citation: TX Prop § 24A.005 (2021)
Sec. 24A.005. OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person interferes with a person or peace officer entering a residence and retrieving personal property under the authority of a writ issued under Section 24A.002 or 24A.0021.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor did not receive a copy of the writ or other notice that the entry or property retrieval was authorized.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1076 (H.B. 2486), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 588 (S.B. 920), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.
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