CHAPTER 793. DISABLING FIRE EXIT ALARMS
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
TITLE 9. SAFETY
SUBTITLE C. FIRE
CHAPTER 793. DISABLING FIRE EXIT ALARMS
Sec. 793.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Fire exit" means a door, window, or other means of egress
from a building that has been expressly designated as a fire
escape or emergency exit by a sign, light, or other device
located on or in the immediate vicinity of the fire escape or
exit.
(2) "Fire exit alarm" means a device designed to sound an alarm
when a fire exit is opened or an attempt to open a fire exit is
made.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Sec. 793.002. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an
offense if:
(1) the person intentionally or knowingly causes a fire exit
alarm to fail to sound an alarm; and
(2) the person is not authorized to do so by a person having
lawful custody or control of the building or the part of the
building in which the fire exit is located.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.