Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
Subtitle C. SUBSTANCE ABUSE REGULATION AND CRIMES |
Chapter 483. DANGEROUS DRUGS |
Subchapter D. CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROCEDURE |
Sec. 483.071. EXCEPTIONS; BURDEN OF PROOF
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(a) In a complaint, information, indictment, or other action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of this chapter, the state is not required to negate an exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption contained in this chapter.
(b) The defendant has the burden of proving the exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.