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Tex. Penal Code § 22.10

LEAVING A CHILD IN A VEHICLE

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Transportation & Motor Vehicles
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Tex. Penal Code § 22.10, LEAVING A CHILD IN A VEHICLE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/563192
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(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly leaves a child in a motor vehicle for longer than five minutes, knowing that the child is: (1) younger than seven years of age; and (2) not attended by an individual in the vehicle who is 14 years of age or older. (b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.