Texas Statutes
Subchapter D. Exceptional Sentences
Section 12.501. Penalty for Certain Offenses Committed in Retaliation for or on Account of Person's Service or Status as Public Servant

Sec. 12.501. PENALTY FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES COMMITTED IN RETALIATION FOR OR ON ACCOUNT OF PERSON'S SERVICE OR STATUS AS PUBLIC SERVANT. (a) In this section, "public servant" has the meaning assigned by Section 36.06.
(b) Subject to Subsection (d), the punishment for an offense described by Subsection (c) is increased to the punishment prescribed for the next higher category of offense if it is shown on the trial of the offense that:
(1) the offense:
(A) was committed against a person the actor knows is a public servant or a member of a public servant's family or household; or
(B) involves property that the actor knows belongs to, is under the control of, or is lawfully possessed by a public servant; and
(2) the offense was committed in retaliation for or on account of the service or status of the person as a public servant.
(c) The increase in punishment authorized by this section applies only to:
(1) an offense under Section 21.16, 21.18, 21.19, 22.011, 28.02, 28.03, 30.05, 33.02, 42.07, or 42.072; or
(2) an offense under Section 32.51, other than an offense punishable under Subsection (c-1) of that section.
(d) If an offense described by Subsection (c) is punishable as a Class A misdemeanor, the minimum term of confinement for the offense is increased to 180 days. If an offense described by Subsection (c) is punishable as a felony of the first degree, the punishment for that offense may not be increased under this section.
(e) For purposes of this section, "member of a public servant's family" means a person related to the public servant within the second degree of consanguinity.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 791 (H.B. 624), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.

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