Texas Penal Code § 38.03(a)

3 charge variants · 6 counties

Variants: 3
Counties: 6

The charge

Statute

§ 38.03(a)

(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.

Published statute text · retrieved 2026-09-16 · not the full statute. Read § 38.03 on the Texas Legislature’s website

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4 charges under § 38.03

Cases

Charge variants

Each keeps its own counts and outcomes

3 charges are filed under this section. Select one to see its records, outcomes and sentences.

Charge variant	Severity	Cases	Recorded dispositions
Resist Arr Search	Class A Misdemeanor	28,920	28,646of 28,920 charges
Resisting Arrest, Search Or Transportation	Class A Misdemeanor	197	139of 197 charges
Resist Arrest Search Or Transport	Class A Misdemeanor	46	38of 46 charges

Cases can appear in multiple variants. Counts and sentence medians are not combined. Historical statute versions have not yet been verified.