Violation of Court Order Enjoining Organized Criminal Activity

From the Law Office of Alison Grinter in Dallas, Texas

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

Degree

Violating a Court Order Enjoining Organized Criminal Activity is a Class A Misdemeanor

Statute(s)

Sec. 71.021. VIOLATION OF COURT ORDER ENJOINING ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates a temporary or permanent order issued under Section 125.065(a) or (b), Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
(b) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section or under both sections.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 584, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Caselaw

Collateral Consequences

Might be construed to be a Crime of Moral Turpitude

Notes

Considering that organized criminal activity is a felony in nearly every form, this classs A misdemeanor is fairly useless.

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