Texas Penal Code
Title 10 · Chapter 49

Sec. 49.11. Proof of Mental State Unnecessary

Official text
(a)
Notwithstanding Section 6.02(b), proof of a culpable mental state is not required for conviction of an offense under this chapter.
(b)
Subsection (a) does not apply to an offense under Section 49.031.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 318, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 969, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.