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Tex. Penal Code § 51.04

REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH ORDER TO RETURN TO FOREIGN NATION

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case United States v. State of Texas (2024)

Most recently applied in United States v. State of Texas (March 2024)

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., 4th C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 4), Sec. 2, eff

(a) A person who is an alien commits an offense if:

(1) the person has been charged with or convicted of an offense under this chapter;

(2) a magistrate or judge, as applicable, has issued an order under Article 5B.002, Code of Criminal Procedure, for the person to return to the foreign nation from which the person entered or attempted to enter; and

(3) the person refuses to comply with the order.

(b) An offense under this section 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.