Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 9. SAFETY |
Subtitle C. FIRE |
Chapter 793. DISABLING FIRE EXIT ALARMS |
Sec. 793.002. CRIMINAL PENALTY
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(a) A person commits an offense if:
(1) the person intentionally or knowingly causes a fire exit alarm to fail to sound an alarm; and
(2) the person is not authorized to do so by a person having lawful custody or control of the building or the part of the building in which the fire exit is located.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.