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TX Penal Code § 20A.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Chapter 20A - Trafficking of Persons|Section 20A.03. Continuous Trafficking of Persons

Sec. 20A.03.  CONTINUOUS TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, during a period that is 30 or more days in duration, the person engages two or more times in conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02 against one or more victims.(b)  If a jury is the trier of fact, members of the jury are not required to agree unanimously on which specific conduct engaged in by the defendant constituted an offense under  Section 20A.02 or on which exact date the defendant engaged in that conduct.  The jury must agree unanimously that the defendant, during a period that is 30 or more days in duration, engaged in conduct that constituted an offense under Section 20A.02.(c)  If the victim of an offense under Subsection (a) is the same victim as a victim of an offense under Section 20A.02, a defendant may not be convicted of the offense under Section 20A.02 in the same criminal action as the offense under Subsection (a), unless the offense under Section 20A.02:(1)  is charged in the alternative;(2)  occurred outside the period in which the offense alleged under Subsection (a) was committed; or(3)  is considered by the trier of fact to be a lesser included offense of the offense alleged under Subsection (a).(d)  A defendant may not be charged with more than one count under Subsection (a) if all of the conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02 is alleged to have been committed against the same victim.(e)  An offense under this section is a felony of the first degree, punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life or for any term of not more than 99 years or less than 25 years.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 122 (H.B. 3000), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 332 (H.B. 10), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Penal Code § 20A.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Chapter 20A - Trafficking of Persons|Section 20A.04. Accomplice Witness; Testimony and Immunity

Sec. 20A.04.  ACCOMPLICE WITNESS; TESTIMONY AND IMMUNITY.  (a)  A party to an offense under this chapter may be required to provide evidence or testify about the offense.(b)  A party to an offense under this chapter may not be prosecuted for any offense about which the party is required to provide evidence or testify, and the evidence and testimony may not be used against the party in any adjudicatory proceeding except a prosecution for aggravated perjury. For purposes of this subsection, "adjudicatory proceeding" means a proceeding before a court or any other agency of government in which the legal rights, powers, duties, or privileges of specified parties are determined.(c)  A conviction under this chapter may be had on the uncorroborated testimony of a party to the offense.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 332 (H.B. 10), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Penal Code § 21.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Chapter 21 - Sexual Offenses|Section 21.01. Definitions

Sec. 21.01.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Deviate sexual intercourse" means:(A)  any contact between any part of the genitals of one person and the mouth or anus of another person;  or(B)  the penetration of the genitals or the anus of another person with an object.(2)  "Sexual contact" means, except as provided by Section 21.11 or 21.12, any touching of the anus, breast, or any part of the genitals of another person with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person.(3)  "Sexual intercourse" means any penetration of the female sex organ by the male sex organ.(4)  "Spouse" means a person to whom a person is legally married under Subtitle A, Title 1, Family Code, or a comparable law of another jurisdiction.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 373, ch. 168, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 203, ch. 96, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1981;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 739, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.124, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 631 (H.B. 246), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Penal Code § 21.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Chapter 21 - Sexual Offenses|Section 21.06. Homosexual Conduct

Sec. 21.06.  HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT.  (a)  A person commits an offense if he engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another individual of the same sex.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 21.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Chapter 21 - Sexual Offenses|Section 21.07. Public Lewdness

Sec. 21.07.  PUBLIC LEWDNESS.(a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly engages in any of the following acts in a public place or, if not in a public place, the person is reckless about whether another is present who will be offended or alarmed by the person's:(1)  act of sexual intercourse;(2)  act of deviate sexual intercourse; or(3)  act of sexual contact.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 739 (S.B. 1232), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Penal Code § 21.08 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Chapter 21 - Sexual Offenses|Section 21.08. Indecent Exposure

Sec. 21.08.  INDECENT EXPOSURE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if he exposes his anus or any part of his genitals with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person, and he is reckless about whether another is present who will be offended or alarmed by his act.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 509, ch. 924, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 21.09 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Chapter 21 - Sexual Offenses|Section 21.09. Bestiality

Sec. 21.09.  BESTIALITY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:(1)  engages in an act involving contact between:(A)  the person's mouth, anus, or genitals and the anus or genitals of an animal; or(B)  the person's anus or genitals and the mouth of the animal;(2)  fondles or touches the anus or genitals of an animal in a manner that is not a generally accepted and otherwise lawful animal husbandry or veterinary practice, including touching through clothing;(3)  causes an animal to contact the seminal fluid of the person;(4)  inserts any part of a person's body or any object into the anus or genitals of an animal in a manner that is not a generally accepted and otherwise lawful animal husbandry or veterinary practice;(5)  possesses, sells, transfers, purchases, or otherwise obtains an animal with the intent that the animal be used for conduct described by Subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4);(6)  organizes, promotes, conducts, or participates as an observer of conduct described by Subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4);(7)  causes a person to engage or aids a person in engaging in conduct described by Subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4);(8)  permits conduct described by Subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4) to occur on any premises under the person's control;(9)  engages in conduct described by Subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4) in the presence of a child younger than 18 years of age; or(10)  advertises, offers, or accepts the offer of an animal with the intent that the animal be used in this state for conduct described by Subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4).(b)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony, unless the offense is committed under Subsection (a)(9) or results in serious bodily injury or death of the animal, in which event the offense is a felony of the second degree.(c)  It is an exception to the application of this section that the conduct engaged in by the actor is a generally accepted and otherwise lawful animal husbandry or veterinary practice.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 739 (S.B. 1232), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Penal Code § 21.11 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Chapter 21 - Sexual Offenses|Section 21.11. Indecency With a Child

Sec. 21.11.  INDECENCY WITH A CHILD.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, with a child younger than 17 years of age, whether the child is of the same or opposite sex and regardless of whether the person knows the age of the child at the time of the offense, the person:(1)  engages in sexual contact with the child or causes the child to engage in sexual contact; or(2)  with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person:(A)  exposes the person's anus or any part of the person's genitals, knowing the child is present; or(B)  causes the child to expose the child's anus or any part of the child's genitals.(b)  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the actor:(1)  was not more than three years older than the victim and of the opposite sex;(2)  did not use duress, force, or a threat against the victim at the time of the offense;  and(3)  at the time of the offense:(A)  was not required under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, to register for life as a sex offender;  or(B)  was not a person who under Chapter 62 had a reportable conviction or adjudication for an offense under this section.(b-1)  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the actor was the spouse of the child at the time of the offense.(c)  In this section, "sexual contact" means the following acts, if committed with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person:(1)  any touching by a person, including touching through clothing, of the anus, breast, or any part of the genitals of a child;  or(2)  any touching of any part of the body of a child, including touching through clothing, with the anus, breast, or any part of the genitals of a person.(d)  An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a felony of the second degree and an offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a felony of the third degree.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 472, ch. 202, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1981;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1028, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1415, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 739, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 260 (H.B. 549), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (H.B. 1808), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Penal Code § 21.15 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Chapter 21 - Sexual Offenses|Section 21.15. Invasive Visual Recording

Sec. 21.15.  INVASIVE VISUAL RECORDING.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Female breast" means any portion of the female breast below the top of the areola.(2)  "Intimate area" means the naked or clothed genitals, pubic area, anus, buttocks, or female breast of a person.(3)  "Changing room" means a room or portioned area provided for or primarily used for the changing of clothing and includes dressing rooms, locker rooms, and swimwear changing areas.(4)  "Promote" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.21.(b)  A person commits an offense if, without the other person's consent and with intent to invade the privacy of the other person, the person:(1)  photographs or by videotape or other electronic means records, broadcasts, or transmits a visual image of an intimate area of another person if the other person has a reasonable expectation that the intimate area is not subject to public view;(2)  photographs or by videotape or other electronic means records, broadcasts, or transmits a visual image of another in a bathroom or changing room; or(3)  knowing the character and content of the photograph, recording, broadcast, or transmission, promotes a photograph, recording, broadcast, or transmission described by Subdivision (1) or (2).(c)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony.(d)  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 or the other law.(e)  For purposes of Subsection (b)(2), a sign or signs posted indicating that the person is being photographed or that a visual image of the person is being recorded, broadcast, or transmitted is not sufficient to establish the person's consent under that subdivision.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 458, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 500, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 306 (H.B. 1804), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 955 (S.B. 1317), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 955 (S.B. 1317), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2015.|
TX Penal Code § 21.17 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Chapter 21 - Sexual Offenses|Section 21.17. Voyeurism

Sec. 21.17.  VOYEURISM. (a) A person commits an offense if the person, with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of the actor, observes another person without the other person's consent while the other person is in a dwelling or structure in which the other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the actor has previously been convicted two or more times of an offense under this section.(d)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony if the victim was a child younger than 14 years of age at the time of the offense.(e)  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.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 676 (H.B. 207), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Redesignated from Penal Code, Section 21.16 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 24.001(35), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Penal Code § 21.18 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Chapter 21 - Sexual Offenses|Section 21.18. Sexual Coercion

Sec. 21.18.  SEXUAL COERCION.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Intimate visual material" means the visual material described by Section 21.16(b)(1) or (c).(2)  "Sexual conduct" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.25.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally threatens, including by coercion or extortion, to commit an offense under Chapter 43 or Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8), 21.02, 21.08, 21.11, 21.12, 21.15, 21.16, 21.17, 22.011, or 22.021 to obtain, in return for not committing the threatened offense or in connection with the threatened offense, any of the following benefits:(1)  intimate visual material;(2)  an act involving sexual conduct causing arousal or gratification; or(3)  a monetary benefit or other benefit of value.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally threatens, including by coercion or extortion, to commit an offense under Chapter 19 or 20 or Section 20A.02(a)(1), (2), (5), or (6) to obtain, in return for not committing the threatened offense or in connection with the threatened offense, either of the following benefits:(1)  intimate visual material; or(2)  an act involving sexual conduct causing arousal or gratification.(d)  This section applies to a threat regardless of how that threat is communicated, including a threat transmitted through e-mail or an Internet website, social media account, or chat room and a threat made by other electronic or technological means.(e)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 858 (H.B. 2552), Sec. 16(c), eff. September 1, 2017.Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (H.B. 1808), Sec. 4(b), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Penal Code § 21.19 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Chapter 21 - Sexual Offenses|Section 21.19. Unlawful Electronic Transmission of Sexually Explicit Visual Material

Sec. 21.19.  UNLAWFUL ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT VISUAL MATERIAL.  (a)  In this section, "intimate parts," "sexual conduct," and "visual material" have the meanings assigned by Section 21.16.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly transmits by electronic means visual material that:(1)  depicts:(A)  any person engaging in sexual conduct or with the person's intimate parts exposed; or(B)  covered genitals of a male person that are in a discernibly turgid state; and(2)  is not sent at the request of or with the express consent of the recipient.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(d)  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 or the other law.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (H.B. 2789), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Penal Code § 22.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Chapter 22 - Assaultive Offenses|Section 22.012. Indecent Assault

Sec. 22.012.  INDECENT ASSAULT.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, without the other person's consent and with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person, the person:(1)  touches the anus, breast, or any part of the genitals of another person;(2)  touches another person with the anus, breast, or any part of the genitals of any person;(3)  exposes or attempts to expose another person's genitals, pubic area, anus, buttocks, or female areola; or(4)  causes another person to contact the blood, seminal fluid, vaginal fluid, saliva, urine, or feces of any person.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(c)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 955 (S.B. 194), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Penal Code § 22.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Chapter 22 - Assaultive Offenses|Section 22.05. Deadly Conduct

Sec. 22.05.  DEADLY CONDUCT.  (a)  A person commits an offense if he recklessly engages in conduct that places another in imminent danger of serious bodily injury.(b)  A person commits an offense if he knowingly discharges a firearm at or in the direction of:(1)  one or more individuals;  or(2)  a habitation, building, or vehicle and is reckless as to whether the habitation, building, or vehicle is occupied.(c)  Recklessness and danger are presumed if the actor knowingly pointed a firearm at or in the direction of another whether or not the actor believed the firearm to be loaded.(d)  For purposes of this section, "building," "habitation," and "vehicle" have the meanings assigned those terms by Section 30.01.(e)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.  An offense under Subsection (b) is a felony of the third degree.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 22.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Chapter 22 - Assaultive Offenses|Section 22.06. Consent as Defense to Assaultive Conduct

Sec. 22.06.  CONSENT AS DEFENSE TO ASSAULTIVE CONDUCT.  (a)  The victim's effective consent or the actor's reasonable belief that the victim consented to the actor's conduct is a defense to prosecution under Section 22.01 (Assault), 22.02 (Aggravated Assault), or 22.05 (Deadly Conduct) if:(1)  the conduct did not threaten or inflict serious bodily injury;  or(2)  the victim knew the conduct was a risk of:(A)  his occupation;(B)  recognized medical treatment;  or(C)  a scientific experiment conducted by recognized methods.(b)  The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (a) is not available to a defendant who commits an offense described by Subsection (a) as a condition of the defendant's or the victim's initiation or continued membership in a criminal street gang, as defined by Section 71.01.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 273 (H.B. 184), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|