Tex. Penal Code § 38.09
IMPLEMENTS FOR ESCAPE
Texas · Texas Penal Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Penal Code § 38.09, IMPLEMENTS FOR ESCAPE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/563372
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(a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to facilitate escape, he introduces into a correctional facility, or provides a person in custody or an inmate with, a deadly weapon or anything that may be useful for escape.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree unless the actor introduced or provided a deadly weapon, in which event the offense is a felony of the second degree.
(c) In this section, "correctional facility" means:
(1) any place described by Section 1.07(a)(14); or
(2) a "secure correctional facility" or "secure detention facility" as those terms are defined by Section 51.02, Family Code.