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Tex. Penal Code § 21.07 — Public lewdness

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 21: SEXUAL OFFENSES, Texas Penal Code.

Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 21.07

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Penal Code § 21.07Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(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, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the actor is civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841 , Health and Safety Code.

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