Texas Penal Code

§ 15.032 — CHILD GROOMING

PE § 15.032Title 4. INCHOATE OFFENSES · Ch. 15. PREPARATORY OFFENSES

Statute text

(a)A person commits an offense if, with the intent that an offense under Chapter 43 or an offense involving sexual activity, the occurrence of which would subject the actor to criminal liability under Chapter 20A, 21, or 22, be committed, the person knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces, or attempts to persuade, induce, entice, or coerce, a child younger than 18 years of age to engage in specific conduct that, under the circumstances surrounding the actor's conduct as the actor believes them to be, would:

(1)constitute an offense under Chapter 43 or an offense involving sexual activity the occurrence of which would subject the actor to criminal liability under Chapter 20A, 21, or 22; or

(2)make the child a party to the commission of an offense described by Subdivision (1).

(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 has previously been convicted of an offense under:

(1)Chapter 20A, if the offense involved conduct described by Section 20A.02(a)(7) or (8);

(2)Section 21.02;

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 1422), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2025.