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2024 Texas Statutes
Penal Code
Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration
Chapter 38 - Obstructing Governmental Operation
Section 38.16. Preventing Execution of Civil Process
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TX Penal Code § 38.16 (2024)
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Sec. 38.16. PREVENTING EXECUTION OF CIVIL PROCESS. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly by words or physical action prevents the execution of any process in a civil cause.
(b) It is an exception to the application of this section that the actor evaded service of process by avoiding detection.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 318, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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