2023 Texas Statutes
Penal Code
Title 7 - Offenses Against Property
Chapter 31 - Theft
Section 31.07. Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle

Universal Citation: TX Penal Code § 31.07 (2023)

Sec. 31.07. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A VEHICLE. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly operates another's boat, airplane, or motor-propelled vehicle without the effective consent of the owner.

(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.

Acts 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.

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