Texas § ED.51.242 - REFUSING OR FAILING TO LEAVE BUILDING CLOSED TO PUBLIC
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§ ED.51.242. REFUSING OR FAILING TO LEAVE BUILDING CLOSED TO PUBLIC
REFUSING OR FAILING TO LEAVE BUILDING CLOSED TO PUBLIC. No person may refuse or fail to leave a building under the control and management of a public agency, including a state-supported institution of higher education, during those hours of the day or night when the building is regularly closed to the public, upon being requested to do so by a guard, watchman, or other employee of a public agency, including a state-supported institution of higher education, controlling and managing the building or property, if the surrounding circumstances are such as to indicate to a reasonable person that the individual or individuals have no apparent lawful business to pursue. Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 87, ch. 51, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 27, 1973.
Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section ED.51.242 ("REFUSING OR FAILING TO LEAVE BUILDING CLOSED TO PUBLIC") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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