Escape

From the Law Office of Alison Grinter in Dallas, Texas

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

Degree

Escape is a:

1st degree felony if the actor causes serious bodily injury, or uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon in the process.
3rd degree felony if the actor is under arrest for, charged with, or convicted of a felony, or escapes from a secure facility
Class A misdemeanor in every other circumstance

Statute(s)

§ 38.06. ESCAPE. (a) A person commits an offense if he
escapes from custody when he is:
(1) under arrest for, charged with, or convicted of an
offense;
(2) in custody pursuant to a lawful order of a court;
(3) detained in a secure detention facility, as that
term is defined by Section 51.02, Family Code; or
(4) in the custody of a juvenile probation officer for
violating an order imposed by the juvenile court under Section
52.01, Family Code.
(b) Except as provided in Subsections (c), (d), and (e), an
offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third
degree if the actor:
(1) is under arrest for, charged with, or convicted of
a felony;
(2) is confined in a secure correctional facility; or
(3) is committed to a secure correctional facility, as
defined by Section 51.02, Family Code, other than a halfway house,
operated by or under contract with the Texas Youth Commission.
(d) An offense under this section is a felony of the second
degree if the actor to effect his escape causes bodily injury.
(e) An offense under this section is a felony of the first
degree if to effect his escape the actor:
(1) causes serious bodily injury; or
(2) uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 328, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1985. Renumbered from Penal Code § 38.07 and amended by Acts
1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 526, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 908, § 38, eff. September
1, 2007.