Tex. Penal Code Section 19.05
Criminally Negligent Homicide


(a)

A person commits an offense if he causes the death of an individual by criminal negligence.

(b)

An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 19.06 by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1123, ch. 426, art. 2, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 19.07 and amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

Source: Section 19.05 — Criminally Negligent Homicide, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.­19.­htm#19.­05 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 19.05’s source at texas​.gov