Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.513
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.513, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 42A.513. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR MAKING FIREARM ACCESSIBLE TO CHILD.
Official statutory text
(a) A court granting community supervision to a defendant convicted of an offense under Section 46.13, Penal Code, may require as a condition of community supervision that the defendant:
(1) provide an appropriate public service activity designated by the court; or
(2) attend a firearms safety course that meets or exceeds the requirements set by the National Rifle Association as of January 1, 1995, for a firearms safety course that requires not more than 17 hours of instruction.
(b) The court shall require the defendant to pay the cost of attending the firearms safety course under Subsection (a)(2).
(1) provide an appropriate public service activity designated by the court; or
(2) attend a firearms safety course that meets or exceeds the requirements set by the National Rifle Association as of January 1, 1995, for a firearms safety course that requires not more than 17 hours of instruction.
(b) The court shall require the defendant to pay the cost of attending the firearms safety course under Subsection (a)(2).
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