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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 793.002

CRIMINAL PENALTY

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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 793.002, CRIMINAL PENALTY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/676245
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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.