TITLE: Relating to creating the offense of voyeurism; providing a penalty.

SUMMARY: Relating to creating the offense of voyeurism; providing a penalty.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to creating the offense of voyeurism; providing a penalty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 21, Penal Code, is amended by adding Section 21.16 to read as follows: Sec. 21.16. VOYEURISM. (a) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to arouse, gratify, degrade, or abuse any person, the actor observes another person without the other person's consent when the other person is located in a dwelling, structure, or conveyance that provides a reasonable expectation of privacy. (b) An offense under this section is a Class Bmisdemeanor, except that the offense is a state jail felony if the person who is being observed under Subsection (a) is a child younger than 14 years of age at the time of the offense. (c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.