Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 19.05 - Criminally Negligent Homicide(a) A person commits an offense if he causes the death of an individual by criminal negligence.(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony. Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1974. Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 19.06 by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1123, ch. 426, art. 2, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1974. Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 19.07 and amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. 9/1/1994.