Texas § PR.301.171 - INTIMIDATION OR INTERFERENCE
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § PR.301.171 — INTIMIDATION OR INTERFERENCE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ PR.301.171. INTIMIDATION OR INTERFERENCE
INTIMIDATION OR INTERFERENCE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person, without regard to whether the person is acting under color of law, by force or threat of force intentionally intimidates or interferes with a person: (1) because of the person's race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin and because the person is or has been selling, purchasing, renting, financing, occupying, or contracting or negotiating for the sale, purchase, rental, financing, or occupation of any dwelling or applying for or participating in a service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings; or (2) because the person is or has been or to intimidate the person from: (A) participating, without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, in an activity, service, organization, or facility described by Subdivision (1); or (B) affording another person opportunity or protection to so participate; or (C) lawfully aiding or encouraging other persons to participate, without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, in an activity, service, organization, or facility described by Subdivision (1). (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Frequently Asked Questions About Texas § PR.301.171
What does The Texas Constitution § PR.301.171 cover?
Section PR.301.171 ("INTIMIDATION OR INTERFERENCE") 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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