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Tex. Penal Code § 71.021 (2026)

Violation Of Court Order Enjoining Organized Criminal Activity

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Sec. 71.021. VIOLATION OF COURT ORDER ENJOINING ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates a temporary or permanent order issued under Section 125.065(a) or (b), Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section or under both sections.

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

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 584, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 2008–2018 · leading case: Goyzueta v. State, 266 S.W.3d 126 (Tex. App. 2008).
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Goyzueta v. State, 266 S.W.3d 126 (Tex. App. 2008). · cites it 7× “” See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 71.021 (Vernon 2003); Tex.”
Martinez v. State, 323 S.W.3d 493 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “3 Under Texas Penal Code Section 71.021, it is a Class A misdemeanor offense to violate an order enjoining gang-related activities constituting a nuisance: “A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates a temporary or permanent order issued under Section 125.”
Lawson v. State, 283 S.W.3d 438 (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 71.021 . Section 125.”
Mario Rico Martinez v. State (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 6× “In four points, he argues that Texas Penal Code section 71.021 is unconstitutionally overbroad and vague on its face; that Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code section 125.”
Mario Rico Martinez v. State (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 3× “065(a)(2) violates the separation of powers doctrine by allowing district judges to order reasonable restrictions to enforce section 71.”
Maurice Felton Lawson v. State (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 71.021 . Section 125.”
Martinez, Mario Rico (Tex. Crim. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “(3) Under Texas Penal Code Section 71.021, it is a Class A misdemeanor offense to violate an order enjoining gang-related activities constituting a nuisance: "A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates a temporary or permanent order issued under Section 125.”
Ex Parte Marcos M. Flores (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “passim TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 71.01(d) (West 2014) .”
Anthony Christopher Merito v. State (Tex. App. 2018). “Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 71.021 (a) (West 2011).”
Maurice Felton Lawson v. State (Tex. App. 2009). “Discussion In his first two points, Lawson claims that penal code section 71.”
Martinez, Mario Rico (Tex. Crim. App. 2010). “3 Under Texas Penal Code Section 71.021, it is a Class A misdemeanor offense to violate an order enjoining gang-related activities constituting a 1 See generally Gangs in Texas 2001: an Overview, Attorney General of Texas, available at http://www.”
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Martinez v. State, 323 S.W.3d 493 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010). “3 Under Texas Penal Code Section 71.021, it is a Class A misdemeanor offense to violate an order enjoining gang-related activities constituting a nuisance: “A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates a temporary or permanent order issued under Section 125.”
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