HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

TITLE 9. SAFETY

SUBTITLE C. FIRE

CHAPTER 793. DISABLING FIRE EXIT ALARMS

Sec. 793.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Fire exit" means a door, window, or other means of egress from a building that has been expressly designated as a fire escape or emergency exit by a sign, light, or other device located on or in the immediate vicinity of the fire escape or exit.
(2)  "Fire exit alarm" means a device designed to sound an alarm when a fire exit is opened or an attempt to open a fire exit is made.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 793.002.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if:
(1)  the person intentionally or knowingly causes a fire exit alarm to fail to sound an alarm;  and
(2)  the person is not authorized to do so by a person having lawful custody or control of the building or the part of the building in which the fire exit is located.
(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.