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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 483.071

EXCEPTIONS; BURDEN OF PROOF

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

(a) In a complaint, information, indictment, or other action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of this chapter, the state is not required to negate an exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption contained in this chapter.

(b) The defendant has the burden of proving the exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption.

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