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TX Penal Code § 32.49 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 32 - Fraud|Subchapter D. Other Deceptive Practices|Section 32.49. Refusal to Execute Release of Fraudulent Lien or Claim

Sec. 32.49.  REFUSAL TO EXECUTE RELEASE OF FRAUDULENT LIEN OR CLAIM.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, with intent to defraud or harm another, the person:(1)  owns, holds, or is the beneficiary of a purported lien or claim asserted against real or personal property or an interest in real or personal property that is fraudulent, as described by Section 51.901(c), Government Code;  and(2)  not later than the 21st day after the date of receipt of actual or written notice sent by either certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the person's last known address, or by telephonic document transfer to the recipient's current telecopier number, requesting the execution of a release of the fraudulent lien or claim, refuses to execute the release on the request of:(A)  the obligor or debtor;  or(B)  any person who owns any interest in the real or personal property described in the document or instrument that is the basis for the lien or claim.(b)  A person who fails to execute a release of the purported lien or claim within the period prescribed by Subsection (a)(2) is presumed to have had the intent to harm or defraud another.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 189, Sec. 4, eff. May 21, 1997.|
TX Penal Code § 32.50 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 32 - Fraud|Subchapter D. Other Deceptive Practices|Section 32.50. Deceptive Preparation and Marketing of Academic Product

Sec. 32.50.  DECEPTIVE PREPARATION AND MARKETING OF ACADEMIC PRODUCT.  (a)  For purposes of this section:(1)  "Academic product" means a term paper, thesis, dissertation, essay, report, recording, work of art, or other written, recorded, pictorial, or artistic product or material submitted or intended to be submitted by a person to satisfy an academic requirement of the person.(2)  "Academic requirement" means a requirement or prerequisite to receive course credit or to complete a course of study or degree, diploma, or certificate program at an institution of higher education.(3)  "Institution of higher education" means an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, or a private postsecondary educational institution as that term is defined by Section 61.302, Education Code.(b)  A person commits an offense if, with intent to make a profit, the person prepares, sells, offers or advertises for sale, or delivers to another person an academic product when the person knows, or should reasonably have known, that a person intends to submit or use the academic product to satisfy an academic requirement of a person other than the person who prepared the product.(c)  A person commits an offense if, with intent to induce another person to enter into an agreement or obligation to obtain or have prepared an academic product, the person knowingly makes or disseminates a written or oral statement that the person will prepare or cause to be prepared an academic product to be sold for use in satisfying an academic requirement of a person other than the person who prepared the product.(d)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor's conduct consisted solely of action taken as an employee of an institution of higher education in providing instruction, counseling, or tutoring in research or writing to students of the institution.(e)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor's conduct consisted solely of offering or providing tutorial or editing assistance to another person in connection with the other person's preparation of an academic product to satisfy the other person's academic requirement, and the actor does not offer or provide substantial preparation, writing, or research in the production of the academic product.(f)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor's conduct consisted solely of typing, transcribing, or reproducing a manuscript for a fee, or of offering to do so.(g)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 730, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 32.49 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(87), (88), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Penal Code § 32.52 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 32 - Fraud|Subchapter D. Other Deceptive Practices|Section 32.52. Fraudulent, Substandard, or Fictitious Degree

Sec. 32.52.  FRAUDULENT, SUBSTANDARD, OR FICTITIOUS DEGREE.  (a)  In this section, "fraudulent or substandard degree" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.302, Education Code.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person:(1)  uses or claims to hold a postsecondary degree that the person knows:(A)  is a fraudulent or substandard degree;(B)  is fictitious or has otherwise not been granted to the person; or(C)  has been revoked; and(2)  uses or claims to hold that degree:(A)  in a written or oral advertisement or other promotion of a business; or(B)  with the intent to:(i)  obtain employment;(ii)  obtain a license or certificate to practice a trade, profession, or occupation;(iii)  obtain a promotion, a compensation or other benefit, or an increase in compensation or other benefit, in employment or in the practice of a trade, profession, or occupation;(iv)  obtain admission to an educational program in this state; or(v)  gain a position in government with authority over another person, regardless of whether the actor receives compensation for the position.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class B 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 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1039 (H.B. 1173), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Penal Code § 32.53 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 32 - Fraud|Subchapter D. Other Deceptive Practices|Section 32.53. Exploitation of Child, Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual

Sec. 32.53.  EXPLOITATION OF CHILD, ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL, OR DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Child," "elderly individual," and "disabled individual" have the meanings assigned by Section 22.04.(2)  "Exploitation" means the illegal or improper use of a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual or of the resources of a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual for monetary or personal benefit, profit, or gain.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes the exploitation of a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.(c)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.(d)  A person who is subject to prosecution under both this section and another section of this code may be prosecuted under either or both sections.  Section 3.04 does not apply to criminal episodes prosecuted under both this section and another section of this code.  If a criminal episode is prosecuted under both this section and another section of this code and sentences are assessed for convictions under both sections, the sentences shall run concurrently.(e)  With the consent of the appropriate local county or district attorney, the attorney general has concurrent jurisdiction with that consenting local prosecutor to prosecute an offense under this section that involves the Medicaid program.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 620 (S.B. 688), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Penal Code § 32.54 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 32 - Fraud|Subchapter D. Other Deceptive Practices|Section 32.54. Fraudulent or Fictitious Military Record

Sec. 32.54.  FRAUDULENT OR FICTITIOUS MILITARY RECORD.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Military record" means an enlistment record, occupation specialty, medal, award, decoration, or certification obtained by a person through the person's service in the armed forces of the United States or the state military forces.(2)  "State military forces" has the meaning assigned by Section 437.001, Government Code.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person:(1)  uses or claims to hold a military record that the person knows:(A)  is fraudulent;(B)  is fictitious or has otherwise not been granted or assigned to the person; or(C)  has been revoked; and(2)  uses or claims to hold that military record:(A)  in a written or oral advertisement or other promotion of a business; or(B)  with the intent to:(i)  obtain priority in receiving services or resources under Subchapter G, Chapter 302, Labor Code;(ii)  qualify for a veteran's employment preference under Chapter 657, Government Code;(iii)  obtain a license or certificate to practice a trade, profession, or occupation;(iv)  obtain a promotion, compensation, or other benefit, or an increase in compensation or other benefit, in employment or in the practice of a trade, profession, or occupation;(v)  obtain a benefit, service, or donation from another person;(vi)  obtain admission to an educational program in this state; or(vii)  gain a position in state government with authority over another person, regardless of whether the actor receives compensation for the position.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class B 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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 386 (S.B. 431), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 3.19, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 835), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Penal Code § 43.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 43 - Public Indecency|Subchapter A. Prostitution|Section 43.01. Definitions

Sec. 43.01.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Access software provider" means a provider of software, including client or server software, or enabling tools that perform one or more of the following functions:(A)  filter, screen, allow, or disallow content;(B)  select, analyze, or digest content; or(C)  transmit, receive, display, forward, cache, search, subset, organize, reorganize, or translate content.(1-a)  "Deviate sexual intercourse" means any contact between the genitals of one person and the mouth or anus of another person.(1-b)  "Fee" means the payment or offer of payment in the form of money, goods, services, or other benefit.(1-c)  "Information content provider" means any person or entity that is wholly or partly responsible for the creation or development of information provided through the Internet or any other interactive computer service.(1-d)  "Interactive computer service" means any information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access to a computer server by multiple users, including a service or system that provides access to the Internet or a system operated or service offered by a library or educational institution.(1-e)  "Internet" means the international computer network of both federal and nonfederal interoperable packet switched data networks.(1-f)  "Premises" has the meaning assigned by Section 481.134, Health and Safety Code.(2)  "Prostitution" means the offense defined in Section 43.02.(2-a)  "School" means a public or private primary or secondary school.(3)  "Sexual contact" means 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.(4)  "Sexual conduct" includes deviate sexual intercourse, sexual contact, and sexual intercourse.(5)  "Sexual intercourse" means any penetration of the female sex organ by the male sex organ.(6)  "Solicitation of prostitution" means the offense defined in Section 43.021.|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. 2, eff. Aug. 27, 1979;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 413 (S.B. 20), Sec. 3.01, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 54, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 60, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 1831), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Penal Code § 43.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 43 - Public Indecency|Subchapter A. Prostitution|Section 43.021. Solicitation of Prostitution

Sec. 43.021.  SOLICITATION OF PROSTITUTION.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly offers or agrees to pay a fee to another person for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct with that person or another.(b)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony, except that the offense is:(1)  a felony of the third degree if the actor has previously been convicted of an offense under Subsection (a) or under Section 43.02(b), as that law existed before September 1, 2021; or(2)  a felony of the second degree if the person with whom the actor agrees to engage in sexual conduct is:(A)  younger than 18 years of age, regardless of whether the actor knows the age of the person at the time of the offense;(B)  represented to the actor as being younger than 18 years of age; or(C)  believed by the actor to be younger than 18 years of age.(c)  A conviction may be used for purposes of enhancement under this section or enhancement under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, but not under both this section and that subchapter. For purposes of enhancement of penalties under this section or Subchapter D, Chapter 12, a defendant is considered to have been previously convicted of an offense under this section or under Section 43.02(b), as that law existed before September 1, 2021, if the defendant was adjudged guilty of the offense or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere in return for a grant of deferred adjudication, regardless of whether the sentence for the offense was ever imposed or whether the sentence was probated and the defendant was subsequently discharged from community supervision.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2021.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Penal Code § 43.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 43 - Public Indecency|Subchapter A. Prostitution|Section 43.03. Promotion of Prostitution

Sec. 43.03.  PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, acting other than as a prostitute receiving compensation for personally rendered prostitution services, he or she knowingly:(1)  receives money or other property pursuant to an agreement to participate in the proceeds of prostitution;  or(2)  solicits another to engage in sexual conduct with another person for compensation.(b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree, except that the offense is:(1)  a felony of the second degree if the actor has been previously convicted of an offense under this section; or(2)  a felony of the first degree if the actor engages in conduct described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2) involving a person younger than 18 years of age engaging in prostitution, regardless of whether the actor knows the age of the person at the time of the offense.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 758, ch. 287, Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 1977;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1252 (H.B. 8), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (H.B. 1808), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 273 (S.B. 1802), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Penal Code § 43.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 43 - Public Indecency|Subchapter A. Prostitution|Section 43.031. Online Promotion of Prostitution

Sec. 43.031.  ONLINE PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person owns, manages, or operates an interactive computer service or information content provider, or operates as an information content provider, with the intent to promote the prostitution of another person or facilitate another person to engage in prostitution or solicitation of prostitution.(b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree, except that the offense is a felony of the second degree if the actor:(1)  has been previously convicted of an offense under this section or Section 43.041; or(2)  engages in conduct described by Subsection (a) involving a person younger than 18 years of age engaging in prostitution, regardless of whether the actor knows the age of the person at the time of the offense.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 413 (S.B. 20), Sec. 3.02, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 55, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Penal Code § 43.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 43 - Public Indecency|Subchapter A. Prostitution|Section 43.04. Aggravated Promotion of Prostitution

Sec. 43.04.  AGGRAVATED PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION.  (a)  A person commits an offense if he knowingly owns, invests in, finances, controls, supervises, or manages a prostitution enterprise that uses two or more prostitutes.(b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the first 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.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1252 (H.B. 8), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (H.B. 1808), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 273 (S.B. 1802), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Penal Code § 43.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 43 - Public Indecency|Subchapter A. Prostitution|Section 43.041. Aggravated Online Promotion of Prostitution

Sec. 43.041.  AGGRAVATED ONLINE PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person owns, manages, or operates an interactive computer service or information content provider, or operates as an information content provider, with the intent to promote the prostitution of five or more persons or facilitate five or more persons to engage in prostitution or solicitation of prostitution.(b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree, except that the offense is a felony of the first degree if the actor:(1)  has been previously convicted of an offense under this section; or(2)  engages in conduct described by Subsection (a) involving two or more persons younger than 18 years of age engaging in prostitution, regardless of whether the actor knows the age of the persons at the time of the offense.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 413 (S.B. 20), Sec. 3.02, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 56, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Penal Code § 43.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 43 - Public Indecency|Subchapter A. Prostitution|Section 43.05. Compelling Prostitution

Sec. 43.05.  COMPELLING PROSTITUTION.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:(1)  causes another by force, threat, coercion, or fraud to commit prostitution; or(2)  causes by any means a child younger than 18 years to commit prostitution, regardless of whether the actor knows the age of the child at the time of the offense.(b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the first degree.(c)  If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section or under both sections.(d)  For purposes of this section, "coercion" as defined by Section 1.07 includes:(1)  destroying, concealing, confiscating, or withholding from a person, or threatening to destroy, conceal, confiscate, or withhold from a person, the person's actual or purported:(A)  government records; or(B)  identifying information or documents;(2)  causing a person, without the person's consent, to become intoxicated, as defined by Section 49.01, to a degree that impairs the person's ability to appraise the nature of the person's conduct that constitutes prostitution or to resist engaging in that conduct; or(3)  withholding alcohol or a controlled substance to a degree that impairs the ability of a person with a chemical dependency, as defined by Section 462.001, Health and Safety Code, to appraise the nature of the person's conduct that constitutes prostitution or to resist engaging in that conduct.|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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 4009), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 24), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1273 (S.B. 825), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (H.B. 1808), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 273 (S.B. 1802), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Penal Code § 43.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency|Chapter 43 - Public Indecency|Subchapter A. Prostitution|Section 43.06. Accomplice Witness; Testimony and Immunity

Sec. 43.06.  ACCOMPLICE WITNESS;  TESTIMONY AND IMMUNITY.  (a)  A party to an offense under this subchapter may be required to furnish evidence or testify about the offense.(b)  A party to an offense under this subchapter may not be prosecuted for any offense about which he is required to furnish 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.(c)  For purposes of this section, "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.(d)  A conviction under this subchapter may be had upon the uncorroborated testimony of a party to the offense.|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.|