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Tex. Penal Code § 30.01 (2026)

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Sec. 30.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Habitation" means a structure or vehicle that is adapted for the overnight accommodation of persons, and includes:

(A) each separately secured or occupied portion of the structure or vehicle; and

(B) each structure appurtenant to or connected with the structure or vehicle.

(2) "Building" means any enclosed structure intended for use or occupation as a habitation or for some purpose of trade, manufacture, ornament, or use.

(3) "Vehicle" includes any device in, on, or by which any person or property is or may be propelled, moved, or drawn in the normal course of commerce or transportation, except such devices as are classified as "habitation."

(4) "Controlled substance" has the meaning assigned by Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code.

(5) "Wholesale distributor of prescription drugs" means a wholesale distributor, as defined by Section 431.401, Health and Safety Code.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

Amended by:

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 338 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 109 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1982–2025 · leading case: United States v. Michael Herrold, 883 F.3d 517 (5th Cir. 2018).
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United States v. Michael Herrold, 883 F.3d 517 (5th Cir. 2018). · cites it 5× “§ 39-14-401 (1) ; Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 30.01 ; Utah Code Ann.”
United States v. Victor Stitt, 860 F.3d 854 (6th Cir. 2017). · cites it 4× “Tex. Penal Code §§ 30.01, 30.02 (1986) (emphasis added).”
Ex parte Cavazos, 203 S.W.3d 333 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “[6] Tex. Penal Code § 30.01 Definitions In this chapter: (1) "Habitation" means a structure or vehicle that is adapted for the overnight accommodation of persons, and includes: (A) each separately secured or occupied portion of the structure or vehicle; and (B) each structure…”
United States v. Ventura-Perez, 666 F.3d 670 (10th Cir. 2012). · cites it 4× “Texas Penal Code Ann. § 30.01(1) (emphasis added).”
Rogers v. State, 853 S.W.2d 29 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “Appellant was charged in a single indictment with having committed two separate burglaries of a habitation, TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 30.01, and with possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, weighing less than 28 grams, TEX.”
United States v. Stitt, 586 U.S. 27 (2018). “§ 39-3-406 (1982); Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 30.01 , 30.02 (West 1989) (effective 1974); Utah Code Ann.”
People v. Rodriguez, 122 Cal. App. 4th 121 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “2d 596 , Texas courts looked to the condition of the structure at the time of the burglary to determine whether it was a “habitation” within the meaning of Texas Penal Code section 30.01. For example, in Hargett v.”
Torres v. State, 117 S.W.3d 891 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Penal Code § 30.01(2). A habitation includes “each structure appurtenant to or connected with the structure.”
United States v. Bruce Derek Spring, 80 F.3d 1450 (10th Cir. 1996). · cites it 2× “Spring had, inter alia, three convictions for burglary of a habitation, in violation of Tex. Penal Code § 30.01(1). 10 The Texas Code defines burglary as follows: *1462 § 30.”
United States v. Darrel Duane Grisel, 488 F.3d 844 (9th Cir. 2007). “2d at 770 (emphasis omitted) (quoting Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 30.01 (Vernon 1974)).”
United States v. Michael Herrold, 941 F.3d 173 (5th Cir. 2019). “14 See TEX. PENAL CODE § 30.01(1). 15 Herrold, 883 F.”
United States v. Garcia-Mendez, 420 F.3d 454 (5th Cir. 2005). “” Tex. Penal Code § 30.01(1)(2000). Garcia-Mendez argues that his offense of burglary of a habitation does not fit within the enumerated offense of burglary of a dwelling because the definition of a “habitation” under the Texas offense, which includes “each structure appurtenant…”
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Tex. Penal Code § 30.01(1): 29 cases
United States v. Victor Stitt, 860 F.3d 854 (6th Cir. 2017). “Tex. Penal Code §§ 30.01, 30.02 (1986) (emphasis added).”
United States v. Michael Herrold, 883 F.3d 517 (5th Cir. 2018). “§ 39-14-401 (1) ; Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 30.01 ; Utah Code Ann.”
United States v. Ventura-Perez, 666 F.3d 670 (10th Cir. 2012). “Texas Penal Code Ann. § 30.01(1) (emphasis added).”
United States v. Bruce Derek Spring, 80 F.3d 1450 (10th Cir. 1996). “Spring had, inter alia, three convictions for burglary of a habitation, in violation of Tex. Penal Code § 30.01(1). 10 The Texas Code defines burglary as follows: *1462 § 30.”
United States v. Michael Herrold, 941 F.3d 173 (5th Cir. 2019). “14 See TEX. PENAL CODE § 30.01(1). 15 Herrold, 883 F.”
Tex. Penal Code § 30.01(1)(2000): 1 case
United States v. Garcia-Mendez, 420 F.3d 454 (5th Cir. 2005). “” Tex. Penal Code § 30.01(1)(2000). Garcia-Mendez argues that his offense of burglary of a habitation does not fit within the enumerated offense of burglary of a dwelling because the definition of a “habitation” under the Texas offense, which includes “each structure appurtenant…”
Tex. Penal Code § 30.01(1)(A): 2 cases
Jones v. State, 690 S.W.2d 318 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1985).
Allison, Shawn Keith v. State, 113 S.W.3d 476 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2003).
Tex. Penal Code § 30.01(1)(B): 3 cases
United States v. Ventura-Perez, 666 F.3d 670 (10th Cir. 2012). “Texas Penal Code Ann. § 30.01(1) (emphasis added).”
St. Julian v. State, 874 S.W.2d 669 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994).
Jonathan Lee Fehr v. State, No. 03-15-00231-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 19, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 30.01(2): 18 cases
Salazar v. State, 259 S.W.3d 232 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2008).
Torres v. State, 117 S.W.3d 891 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003). “” Tex. Penal Code § 30.01(2). A habitation includes “each structure appurtenant to or connected with the structure.”
Brown v. State, 804 S.W.2d 566 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1991).
Williams v. State, 796 S.W.2d 793 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1990).
St. Julian v. State, 874 S.W.2d 669 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994).
Tex. Penal Code § 30.01(3): 3 cases
United States v. Michael Herrold, 883 F.3d 517 (5th Cir. 2018). “§ 39-14-401 (1) ; Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 30.01 ; Utah Code Ann.”
Wade v. State, 833 S.W.2d 324 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1992).
United States v. Chapman, 21 F. Supp. 3d 839 (S.D. Tex. 2014).
Tex. Penal Code § 30.01(a): 1 case
Donald Ray Hicks v. State, 204 S.W.3d 505 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2006).
Tex. Penal Code § 30.01(a)(1): 1 case
Johnifer R. Mumphrey v. State, No. 06-19-00030-CR, 2019 WL 4229807 (Tex. App.—Texarkana Sept. 6, 2019).
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