# Tex. Penal Code § 22.10: LEAVING A CHILD IN A VEHICLE

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.10

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Penal Code § 22.10
- **Heading:** LEAVING A CHILD IN A VEHICLE
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 22 / Section 22.10

## Text

(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly leaves a child in a motor vehicle for longer than five minutes, knowing that the child is:

(1) younger than seven years of age; and

(2) not attended by an individual in the vehicle who is 14 years of age or older.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.01 § 22.01. ASSAULT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.01.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.02 § 22.02. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.02.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.04 § 22.04. INJURY TO A CHILD, ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL, OR DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.04.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.05 § 22.05. DEADLY CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.05.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.06 § 22.06. CONSENT AS DEFENSE TO ASSAULTIVE CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.06.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.07 § 22.07. TERRORISTIC THREAT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.07.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.08 § 22.08. AIDING SUICIDE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.08.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.09 § 22.09. TAMPERING WITH CONSUMER PRODUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.09.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.10 § 22.10. LEAVING A CHILD IN A VEHICLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.10.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.011 § 22.011. SEXUAL ASSAULT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.011.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.11 § 22.11. HARASSMENT BY PERSONS IN CERTAIN FACILITIES; HARASSMENT OF PUBLIC SERVANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.11.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.012 § 22.012. INDECENT ASSAULT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.012.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.12 § 22.12. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.12.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.021 § 22.021. AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.021.md)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.10. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.