2025 Texas Statutes
Education Code
Title 2 - Public Education
Subtitle G - Safe Schools
Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order
Subchapter E. Penal Provisions
Section 37.122. Possession of Intoxicants on Public School Grounds
Sec. 37.122. POSSESSION OF INTOXICANTS ON PUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person possesses an intoxicating beverage for consumption, sale, or distribution while:
(1) on the grounds or in a building of a public school; or
(2) entering or inside any enclosure, field, or stadium where an athletic event sponsored or participated in by a public school of this state is being held.
(a-1) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person possessed the intoxicating beverage:
(1) at a performing arts facility; and
(2) during an event held outside of regular school hours and not sponsored or sanctioned by a school district.
(b) An officer of this state who sees a person violating this section shall immediately seize the intoxicating beverage and, within a reasonable time, deliver it to the county or district attorney to be held as evidence until the trial of the accused possessor.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 834 (H.B. 2633), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.
