Resisting Arrest
In most cases, resisting arrest is classified as a misdemeanor. However, if a misdemeanor charge leads to a a conviction, it can have negative long-term effects. A conviction will leave you with a permanent criminal record that can affect your current job and future employment and educational opportunities.
Laws Regarding Resisting Arrest in Texas
Texas Penal Code Section 38.03 - Resisting Arrest, Search, or Transportation
(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally prevents or obstructs a person he knows is a peace officer or a person acting in a peace officer's presence and at his direction from effecting an arrest, search, or transportation of the actor or another by using force against the peace officer or another.
(b) It is no defense to prosecution under this section that the arrest or search was unlawful.
(c) Except as provided in Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the actor uses a deadly weapon to resist the arrest or search.
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