Sec. 22.10. LEAVING A CHILD IN A VEHICLE. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly leaves a child in a motor vehicle for longer than five minutes, knowing that the child is:
(1) younger than seven years of age; and
(2) not attended by an individual in the vehicle who is 14 years of age or older.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1984, 68th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 24, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 2, 1984. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Offenses Against the Person
Chapter 22 - Assaultive Offenses
Section 22.011. Sexual Assault
Section 22.012. Indecent Assault
Section 22.02. Aggravated Assault
Section 22.021. Aggravated Sexual Assault
Section 22.04. Injury to a Child, Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual
Section 22.041. Abandoning or Endangering Child
Section 22.06. Consent as Defense to Assaultive Conduct
Section 22.07. Terroristic Threat
Section 22.09. Tampering With Consumer Product
Section 22.10. Leaving a Child in a Vehicle
Section 22.11. Harassment by Persons in Certain Facilities; Harassment of Public Servant