Felony Offenses in the Texas Penal Code

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Texas Penal Code, Section 38.09 - Implements for Escape

CHAPTER 38. OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATION

        § 38.09.  IMPLEMENTS FOR ESCAPE.
        (a)  A person commits an offense if, with intent to facilitate escape, he introduces into a correctional facility, or provides a person in custody or an inmate with, a deadly weapon or anything that may be useful for escape.
        (b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree unless the actor introduced or provided a deadly weapon, in which event the offense is a felony of the second degree.

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