DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION
Known as the Antiquities Code
The act spans §§ 191.001 to 191.174 (30 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Sweeney v. Jefferson (2006)
Most recently applied in Sweeney v. Jefferson (July 2006)
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2688, ch. 871, art
(a) No person may intentionally and knowingly deface American Indian or aboriginal paintings, hieroglyphics, or other marks or carvings on rock or elsewhere that pertain to early American Indian or aboriginal habitation of the country.
(b) A person who is not the owner shall not wilfully injure, disfigure, remove, or destroy a historical structure, monument, marker, medallion, or artifact without lawful authority.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.