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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 8.06 — MEANS ADOPTED TO SUPPRESS

CR § 8.06Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 8. SUPPRESSION OF RIOTS AND OTHER DISTURBANCES

Statute text

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The officer engaged in suppressing a riot, and those who aid him are authorized and justified in adopting such measures as are necessary to suppress the riot, but are not authorized to use any greater degree of force than is requisite to accomplish that object.

Legislative history

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 8.06 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.