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Tex. Penal Code § 46.08

HOAX BOMBS

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Ahmad v. State (2009)

Most recently applied in Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed, M. v. Irving Indep. Sch. Dist. (March 2018)

Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4831, ch. 852, Sec. 3, eff

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly manufactures, sells, purchases, transports, or possesses a hoax bomb with intent to use the hoax bomb to:

(1) make another believe that the hoax bomb is an explosive or incendiary device; or

(2) cause alarm or reaction of any type by an official of a public safety agency or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

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