Public law index

Posted Laws

A plain-language overview of Headliner laws and prohibited conduct, with Penal Code numbers for quick reference.

Understanding the posted laws

This page offers a general overview of Headliner laws. For clarification or help understanding how a law applies to your situation, consult an attorney.

Established by law

Speed Limits

Infraction
55 mphWithin city limits
65 mphCounty roads
75 mphDivided highways

In Headliner, speed-limit signs are not legally controlling.

01

Offenses Against Persons

32 public offenses
  • P.C. 1001

    Assault

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 1002

    Battery

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 1003

    Unlawful Imprisonment

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 1004

    Criminal Threats

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 1005

    Reckless Endangerment

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 1006

    Aggravated Assault

    Felony
  • P.C. 1007

    Assault with a Deadly Weapon

    Felony
  • P.C. 1008

    Involuntary Manslaughter

    Felony
  • P.C. 1009

    Vehicular Manslaughter

    Felony
  • P.C. 1010

    Attempted Murder

    Felony
  • P.C. 1011

    Second Degree Murder

    Felony
  • P.C. 1012

    Accessory to Second Degree Murder

    Felony
  • P.C. 1013

    First Degree Murder

    Felony
  • P.C. 1014

    Accessory to First Degree Murder

    Felony
  • P.C. 1015

    Murder of a Public Servant

    Felony
  • P.C. 1016

    Attempted Murder of a Public Servant or Peace Officer

    Felony
  • P.C. 1017

    Targeted Violence Against Law Enforcement

    Felony
  • P.C. 1018

    Accessory to the Murder of a Public Servant or Peace Officer

    Felony
  • P.C. 1019

    Conspiracy to Commit Murder

    Felony
  • P.C. 1020

    Solicitation of Murder

    Felony
  • P.C. 1021

    Kidnapping

    Felony
  • P.C. 1022

    Attempted Kidnapping

    Felony
  • P.C. 1023

    Hostage Taking

    Felony
  • P.C. 1024

    Unlawful Imprisonment of a Public Servant

    Felony
  • P.C. 1025

    Attempted Kidnapping of a Peace Officer or Government Official

    Felony
  • P.C. 1026

    Kidnapping of a Peace Officer or Government Official

    Felony
  • P.C. 1027

    Torture

    Felony
  • P.C. 1028

    Accessory to Kidnapping of a Public Servant or Government Official

    Felony
  • P.C. 1029

    Accessory to the Attempted Murder of a Public Servant or Peace Officer

    Felony
  • P.C. 1030

    Accessory to Attempted Murder

    Felony
  • P.C. 1031

    Accessory to Kidnapping

    Felony
  • P.C. 1032

    Accessory to Hostage Taking

    Felony

02

Public Administration

18 public offenses
  • P.C. 2001

    Criminal Possession of Stolen Property

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 2002

    Conspiracy to Commit a Crime

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 2003

    Violating a Court Order

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 2004

    Failure to Appear

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 2005

    Resisting Arrest

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 2006

    Anti-Mask Law

    Face coverings in restricted public locations.

    Infraction
  • P.C. 2007

    Misuse of Emergency Services

    Infraction
  • P.C. 2008

    Bribery of a Government Official

    Felony
  • P.C. 2009

    Possession of Contraband in a Government Facility

    Felony
  • P.C. 2010

    Tampering with a GPS or Ankle Monitor

    Felony
  • P.C. 2011

    Jailbreak

    Felony
  • P.C. 2012

    Accessory to Jailbreak

    Felony
  • P.C. 2013

    Attempted Jailbreak

    Felony
  • P.C. 2014

    Perjury

    Felony
  • P.C. 2015

    Violation of a Restraining Order

    Felony
  • P.C. 2016

    Embezzlement

    Felony
  • P.C. 2017

    Unlawful Practice

    Working without required legal authorization.

    Felony
  • P.C. 2018

    Contempt of Court

    Felony

03

Public Health & Morals

18 public offenses

Controlled substance schedules

Schedule I

Heroin • LSD • XTC • Shrooms • Crack • Cocaine • Mescaline

Schedule II

Fentanyl • Oxy • Methamphetamine

Schedule III

EMS Sedative

Schedule IV

Marijuana

  • P.C. 3001

    Possession of a Schedule IV Drug

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 3002

    Possession of a Controlled Substance Precursor

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 3003

    Public Indecency

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 3004

    Public Intoxication

    Infraction
  • P.C. 3005

    Possession of a Schedule I Drug

    Felony
  • P.C. 3006

    Manufacturing of a Schedule I Drug

    Felony
  • P.C. 3007

    Possession of a Schedule I Drug with Intent to Distribute

    Felony
  • P.C. 3008

    Possession of a Schedule II Drug

    Felony
  • P.C. 3009

    Manufacturing of a Schedule II Drug

    Felony
  • P.C. 3010

    Possession of a Schedule II Drug with Intent to Distribute

    Felony
  • P.C. 3011

    Possession of a Schedule III Drug

    Felony
  • P.C. 3012

    Manufacturing of a Schedule III Drug

    Felony
  • P.C. 3013

    Possession of a Schedule III Drug with Intent to Distribute

    Felony
  • P.C. 3014

    Manufacturing of a Schedule IV Drug

    Felony
  • P.C. 3015

    Possession of a Schedule IV Drug with Intent to Distribute

    Felony
  • P.C. 3016

    Possession of a Controlled Substance Precursor — Felony

    Felony
  • P.C. 3017

    Drug Trafficking

    Felony
  • P.C. 3018

    Goonin' in Public

    Felony

04

Public Order

21 public offenses
  • P.C. 4001

    False Reporting

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 4002

    Harassment

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 4003

    Obstruction

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 4004

    Vehicle Tampering

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 4005

    Failure to Provide Identification

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 4006

    Unlawful Assembly

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 4007

    Aiding and Abetting

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 4008

    Disobeying a Peace Officer

    Infraction
  • P.C. 4009

    Disorderly Conduct

    Seriously disruptive public behavior.

    Infraction
  • P.C. 4010

    Disturbing the Peace

    Infraction
  • P.C. 4011

    Loitering on Government Property

    Infraction
  • P.C. 4012

    Felony Obstruction

    Felony
  • P.C. 4013

    Inciting a Riot

    Felony
  • P.C. 4014

    Tampering

    Felony
  • P.C. 4015

    Evidence Tampering

    Felony
  • P.C. 4016

    Witness Tampering

    Felony
  • P.C. 4017

    Vigilantism

    Felony
  • P.C. 4018

    Stalking

    Felony
  • P.C. 4019

    Harboring a Fugitive

    Felony
  • P.C. 4020

    Terrorism

    Felony
  • P.C. 4021

    Criminal Conspiracy

    Felony

05

Public Safety & Weapons

18 public offenses

Weapon classifications

Class A

Handguns • Semi-automatic pistols

Class B

Automatic pistols • Submachine guns

Class C

Rifles • Carbines • Hunting rifles

Class D

Explosives • Molotovs • Sniper rifles • Highly dangerous weaponry

  • P.C. 5001

    Brandishing

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 5002

    Criminal Possession of a Weapon — Class A

    Felony
  • P.C. 5003

    Criminal Possession of a Weapon — Class B

    Felony
  • P.C. 5004

    Criminal Possession of a Weapon — Class C

    Felony
  • P.C. 5005

    Criminal Possession of a Weapon — Class D

    Felony
  • P.C. 5006

    Criminal Sale of a Class A Weapon

    Felony
  • P.C. 5007

    Criminal Sale of a Class B Weapon

    Felony
  • P.C. 5008

    Criminal Sale of a Class C Weapon

    Felony
  • P.C. 5009

    Criminal Sale of a Class D Weapon

    Felony
  • P.C. 5010

    Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony

    Felony
  • P.C. 5011

    Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm

    Felony
  • P.C. 5012

    Possession of Illegal Firearm Modifications or Components

    Felony
  • P.C. 5013

    Weapon Trafficking

    Felony
  • P.C. 5014

    Flying into Restricted Airspace

    Felony
  • P.C. 5015

    Criminal Use of Explosives

    Felony
  • P.C. 5016

    Criminal Street Gang Activity

    Felony
  • P.C. 5017

    Violent Criminal Street Gang Activity

    Felony
  • P.C. 5018

    Manufacturing Explosive Devices

    Felony

06

Animals & Wildlife

7 public offenses
  • P.C. 6001

    Animal Cruelty

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 6002

    Hunting with a Non-Hunting Weapon

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 6003

    Overhunting

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 6004

    Hunting in a Restricted Area

    Infraction
  • P.C. 6005

    Unlicensed Hunting

    Infraction
  • P.C. 6006

    Hunting Outside Hunting Hours

    Infraction
  • P.C. 6007

    Poaching

    Felony

07

Damage to Property

6 public offenses
  • P.C. 7001

    Trespassing

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 7002

    Vandalism

    Infraction
  • P.C. 7003

    Littering

    Improper disposal of trash or waste.

    Infraction
  • P.C. 7004

    Felony Trespassing

    Felony
  • P.C. 7005

    Arson

    Felony
  • P.C. 7006

    Vandalism of Government Property

    Felony

08

Fraud

8 public offenses
  • P.C. 8001

    Impersonating

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 8002

    Possession of Stolen Identification

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 8003

    Possession of Stolen Government Identification

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 8004

    Fraud

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 8005

    Forgery

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 8006

    Impersonating a Government Official

    Felony
  • P.C. 8007

    Extortion

    Felony
  • P.C. 8008

    Money Laundering

    Felony

09

Theft

18 public offenses
  • P.C. 9001

    Grand Theft

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 9002

    Burglary

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 9003

    Possession of Non-Legal Currency

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 9004

    Possession of Burglary Tools

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 9005

    Petty Theft

    Infraction
  • P.C. 9006

    Grand Theft Auto

    Felony
  • P.C. 9007

    Carjacking

    Felony
  • P.C. 9008

    Robbery

    Felony
  • P.C. 9009

    Attempted Robbery

    Felony
  • P.C. 9010

    Armed Robbery

    Felony
  • P.C. 9011

    Attempted Armed Robbery

    Felony
  • P.C. 9012

    Grand Larceny

    Felony
  • P.C. 9013

    Possession of Government-Issued Items

    Felony
  • P.C. 9014

    Possession of Government-Issued Firearms

    Felony
  • P.C. 9015

    Possession of Electronic Criminal Devices

    Felony
  • P.C. 9016

    Theft of Government Property

    Felony
  • P.C. 9017

    Accessory to Robbery

    Felony
  • P.C. 9018

    Accessory to Armed Robbery

    Felony

10

Traffic & Vehicle Operation

25 public offenses
  • P.C. 10001

    Driving While Intoxicated

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 10002

    Eluding

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 10003

    Reckless Driving

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 10004

    First Degree Speeding

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 10005

    Hit and Run

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 10006

    Unlawful Use of a Motor Vehicle

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 10007

    Driving an Unregistered Vehicle

    Misdemeanor
  • P.C. 10008

    Failure to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle

    Infraction
  • P.C. 10009

    Failure to Obey Traffic Control Devices

    Infraction
  • P.C. 10010

    Nonfunctional Vehicle

    An unsafe or inoperable vehicle.

    Infraction
  • P.C. 10011

    Negligent Driving

    Infraction
  • P.C. 10012

    Third Degree Speeding

    Infraction
  • P.C. 10013

    Second Degree Speeding

    Infraction
  • P.C. 10014

    Unlicensed Operation of a Vehicle

    Infraction
  • P.C. 10015

    Illegal Passing

    Infraction
  • P.C. 10016

    Failure to Maintain Lane

    Infraction
  • P.C. 10017

    Illegal Turn

    Infraction
  • P.C. 10018

    Failure to Stop

    Infraction
  • P.C. 10019

    Illegal Parking

    Infraction
  • P.C. 10020

    Driving Without Headlights or Signals

    Infraction
  • P.C. 10021

    Jaywalking

    Unsafe roadway crossing.

    Infraction
  • P.C. 10022

    Fleeing to Elude

    Felony
  • P.C. 10023

    Reckless Evading

    Felony
  • P.C. 10024

    Street Racing

    Felony
  • P.C. 10025

    Piloting Without a License

    Felony

11

Finance

1 public offenses
  • P.C. 11001

    Tax Evasion

    Felony