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Texas Penal Code § 28.05

Actor's Interest in Property

Arson, Criminal Mischief, and Other Property Damage or Destruction

It is no defense to prosecution under this chapter that the actor has an interest in the property damaged or destroyed if another person also has an interest that the actor is not entitled to infringe.

Official text of the Texas Penal Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.