Tex. Penal Code Section 1.05
Construction of Code

(a)

The rule that a penal statute is to be strictly construed does not apply to this code. The provisions of this code shall be construed according to the fair import of their terms, to promote justice and effect the objectives of the code.

(b)

Unless a different construction is required by the context, Sections 311.011 (Common and Technical Usage of Words), 311.012 (Tense, Number, and Gender), 311.014 (Computation of Time), 311.015 (Reference to a Series), and 311.021 (Intention in Enactment of Statutes) through 311.032 (Severability of Statutes) of Chapter 311 (Code Construction Act), Government Code (Code Construction Act), apply to the construction of this code.

(c)

In this code:

(1)

a reference to a title, chapter, or section without further identification is a reference to a title, chapter, or section of this code; and

(2)

a reference to a subchapter, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, or other numbered or lettered unit without further identification is a reference to a unit of the next-larger unit of this code in which the reference appears.
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 69, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

Source: Section 1.05 — Construction of Code, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.­1.­htm#1.­05 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

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