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The general purposes of this code are to establish a system of prohibitions, penalties, and correctional measures to deal with conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably causes or threatens harm to those individual or public interests for which state protection is appropriate.
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Sec. 1.05. CONSTRUCTION OF CODE. (a) The rule that a penal...
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PENAL CODE. TITLE 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS. TITLE 2. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY. CHAPTER 6. CULPABILITY GENERALLY. CHAPTER 7. CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONDUCT OF ANOTHER. CHAPTER 8. GENERAL DEFENSES TO CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY. CHAPTER 9. JUSTIFICATION EXCLUDING CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY. TITLE 3. PUNISHMENTS. CHAPTER 12.
Sec. 1.05. CONSTRUCTION OF CODE. (a) The rule that a penal statute is to be strictly construed does not apply to this code. The provisions of this code shall be construed according to the fair import of their terms, to promote justice and effect the objectives of the code. (b) Unless a different construction is required by the context,
The Texas Penal Code is the principal criminal code of the U.S. state of Texas. It was originally enacted in 1856 and underwent substantial revision in 1973, with the passage of the Revised Penal Code, in large part based on the American Law Institute 's Model Penal Code .
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2021 Texas Statutes Penal Code Title 1 - Introductory Provisions Chapter 1 - General Provisions
