Texas statute
Tex. Penal Code § 42.074 — Unlawful disclosure of residence address or telephone number
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 42: DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND RELATED OFFENSES, Texas Penal Code.
Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 42.074
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) A person commits an offense if the person posts on a publicly accessible website or discloses through an electronic communication the residence address or telephone number of an individual with the intent to cause harm or a threat of harm to the individual or a member of the individual's family or household. (b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if the offense results in the bodily injury of: (1) the individual whose residence address or telephone number was posted on a publicly accessible website or disclosed through an electronic communication; or (2) a member of the individual's family or household. (c) This section does not apply to a public servant who posted information described by Subsection (a) to a publicly accessible website or disclosed that information through an electronic communication in the performance of the public servant's duties as required by or in accordance with state or federal law. (d) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under Section 36.06 (a-1), the actor may be prosecuted under either section but not both. (e) In this section, "electronic communication" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.07 .
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