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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 481.131

OFFENSE: DIVERSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROPERTY OR PLANT

Known as the Texas Controlled Substances Act

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

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 141, Sec. 2, eff

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly:

(1) converts to the person's own use or benefit a controlled substance property or plant seized under Section 481.152 or 481.153; or

(2) diverts to the unlawful use or benefit of another person a controlled substance property or plant seized under Section 481.152 or 481.153.

(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.

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