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Tex. Penal Code § 46.08 (2026)

Hoax Bombs

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Sec. 46.08. HOAX BOMBS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly manufactures, sells, purchases, transports, or possesses a hoax bomb with intent to use the hoax bomb to:

(1) make another believe that the hoax bomb is an explosive or incendiary device; or

(2) cause alarm or reaction of any type by an official of a public safety agency or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4831, ch. 852, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1983. Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 46.09 by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2009–2018 · leading case: Ahmad v. State, 295 S.W.3d 731 (Tex. App. 2009).

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Ahmad v. State, 295 S.W.3d 731 (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 46.08 (b) (Vernon 2003); Tex.”

Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed, M. v. Irving Indep. Sch. Dist., 300 F. Supp. 3d 857 (N.D. Tex. 2018). “Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 46.08 (a) (West 2011).”

Janet Kay Ahmad v. State (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 46.08 (b) (Vernon 2003); Tex.”

Janet Kay Ahmad v. State (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 46.08 (b) (Vernon 2003); Tex.”

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