Texas Penal Code
Title 10 · Chapter 49

Sec. 49.10. No Defense

Official text

In a prosecution under Section 49.031, 49.04, 49.045, 49.05, 49.06, 49.061, 49.065, 49.07, or 49.08, the fact that the defendant is or has been entitled to use the alcohol, controlled substance, drug, dangerous drug, or other substance is not a defense.

Legislative history
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1364, Sec. 14, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 787, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by:Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 813 (H.B. 1163), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023.