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Tex. Penal Code § 21.19 — Unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material

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

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

Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 21.19

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 § 21.19Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(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.

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