Penal Code §22.05

In force on Dec 18, 2003 · this text took effect Sep 01, 1994 · amended later, effective Sep 01, 2025

DEADLY CONDUCT

(a) A person commits an offense if he recklessly engages in conduct that places another in imminent danger of serious bodily injury. (b) A person commits an offense if he knowingly discharges a firearm at or in the direction of: (1) one or more individuals; or (2) a habitation, building, or vehicle and is reckless as to whether the habitation, building, or vehicle is occupied. (c) Recklessness and danger are presumed if the actor knowingly pointed a firearm at or in the direction of another whether or not the actor believed the firearm to be loaded. (d) For purposes of this section, "building," "habitation," and "vehicle" have the meanings assigned those terms by Section 30.01. (e) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. An offense under Subsection (b) is a felony of the third degree.

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.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

Every version on file

Effective Sep 01, 2025 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026
Effective Sep 01, 1994 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026

Attorney General opinions that cite it

GA-0202 (Dec 18, 2003): Whether, under section 22.05 12 of the Education Code, a school district may bring a disciplinary proceeding against a professional employee of the district for violating the district’s corporal punishment policy, although the employee’s use of force was justified under section 9.62 of the Penal Code

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