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Tex. Penal Code § 22.06 — Consent as defense to assaultive conduct
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 22: ASSAULTIVE OFFENSES, Texas Penal Code.
Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 22.06
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.
(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 .
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