Coercing, Soliciting, or Inducing Gang Membership

From the Law Office of Alison Grinter in Dallas, Texas

1 Degree
2 Statute(s)
3 Caselaw
4 Collateral Consequences
5 Notes

Degree

It is a state jail felony to threaten a child with imminent bodily injury to induce him to join a gang. It is a third degree felony to cause bodily injury to a child in order to induce him to join a gang.

Statute(s)

§ 22.015. COERCING, SOLICITING, OR INDUCING GANG MEMBERSHIP.

(a) In this section:

(1) "Child" means an individual younger than 17 years of age.

(2) "Criminal street gang" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.01.

(b) A person commits an offense if, with intent to coerce, induce, or solicit a child to actively participate in the activities of a criminal street gang, the person:

(1) threatens the child with imminent bodily injury; or

(2) causes bodily injury to the child.

(c) An offense under Subsection (b)(1) is a state jail felony. An offense under Subsection (b)(2) is a felony of the third degree.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 708, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.