Texas Statutes
§ 483.071 — EXCEPTIONS; BURDEN OF PROOF.
Texas § 483.071
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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 483.071 (2026).
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Sec. 483.071. EXCEPTIONS; BURDEN OF PROOF.
(a)In a complaint, information, indictment, or other action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of this chapter, the state is not required to negate an exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption contained in this chapter.
(b)The defendant has the burden of proving the exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption.
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Legislative History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Nearby Sections
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§ 483.0001
SHORT TITLE.§ 483.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 483.002
RULES.§ 483.023
RETENTION OF PRESCRIPTIONS.§ 483.024
RECORDS OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSAL.§ 483.025
INSPECTIONS; INVENTORIES.§ 483.041
POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS DRUG.§ 483.043
MANUFACTURE OF DANGEROUS DRUG.§ 483.045
FORGING OR ALTERING PRESCRIPTION.§ 483.046
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Texas § 483.071, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/HS/483.071.