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Tex. Penal Code § 49.11 (2026)

Proof Of Mental State Unnecessary

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Sec. 49.11. PROOF OF MENTAL STATE UNNECESSARY. (a) Notwithstanding Section 6.02(b), proof of a culpable mental state is not required for conviction of an offense under this chapter.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an offense under Section 49.031.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 318, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 969, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 36 cases, 1996–2019 · leading case: Brown v. State, 290 S.W.3d 247 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2009).
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Brown v. State, 290 S.W.3d 247 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2009). · cites it 4× “Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 49.11 . Second, the court of criminal appeals has declined to include a culpable mental state in the offense.”
Nelson v. State, 149 S.W.3d 206 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2004). · cites it 2× “2d at 749 ; see also Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 49.11 . Thus, under both the Torres test and the penal code, appellant was not entitled to an instruction on the defense of involuntary intoxication at the guilt-innocence phase of trial.”
Reidweg v. State, 981 S.W.2d 399 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1998). · cites it 3× “Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 49.11 (Vernon Supp.”
Strong v. State, 87 S.W.3d 206 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2002). “Thus, by providing that proof of a culpable mental state is not required for DWI, the legislature made clear it did not intend for the attempt statute to apply to DWI.”
Aliff v. State, 955 S.W.2d 891 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1997). · cites it 2× “Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 49.11 (Vernon Supp.”
Rodriguez v. State, 538 S.W.3d 623 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). “, Tex. Penal Code § 49.11 ("Notwithstanding Section 6.”
Burke v. State, 80 S.W.3d 82 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2002). “Laws 3586 , 3697 (amended 1999) (current version at Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 49.08 ). 30 . See Tex.”
Burke v. State, 28 S.W.3d 545 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). “Tex. Penal Code § 49.11 (proof of culpable mental state not required for conviction of offense under chapter 49).”
Chunn v. State, 923 S.W.2d 728 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1996). · cites it 2× “Effective September 1, 1995, the legislature enacted TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 49.11 (1996), which provides "[n]otwithstanding Section 6.”
Gowans v. State, 995 S.W.2d 787 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1999). “See Tex. Pen.Code § 49.11 (“Notwithstanding Section 6.”
Jessup v. State, 935 S.W.2d 508 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1996). “” TexPenal Code Ann. § 49.11 (Vernon Supp.1996); Act of June 7,1995, 74th Leg.”
Reed v. State, 916 S.W.2d 591 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 1996). “” Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 49.11 (Vernon Supp.”
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Tex. Penal Code § 49.11(a): 2 cases
Strong v. State, 87 S.W.3d 206 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2002). “Thus, by providing that proof of a culpable mental state is not required for DWI, the legislature made clear it did not intend for the attempt statute to apply to DWI.”
Cox, Ronald Lynn v. State, No. 05-12-00881-CR (Tex. App.—Dallas Aug. 27, 2013).
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