Tex. Health & Safety Code § 481.126

OFFENSE: ILLEGAL BARTER, EXPENDITURE, OR INVESTMENT

Known as the Texas Controlled Substances Act

The act spans §§ 481.001 to 481.354 (126 sections).

Applied in 33 court decisions — leading case Morales v. State (1994)

Most recently applied in Luciano Vargas Padilla v. State (February 2015)

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) barters property or expends funds the person knows are derived from the commission of a first degree felony offense under this chapter punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life;

(2) barters property or expends funds the person knows are derived from the commission of an offense under Section 481.121(a) that is punishable under Section 481.121(b)(5);

(3) barters property or finances or invests funds the person knows or believes are intended to further the commission of an offense for which the punishment is described by Subdivision (1); or

(4) barters property or finances or invests funds the person knows or believes are intended to further the commission of an offense under Section 481.121(a) that is punishable under Section 481.121(b)(5).

(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) or (3) is a felony of the first degree. An offense under Subsection (a)(2) or (4) is a felony of the second degree.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.