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Texas Penal Code

§ 21.18 — SEXUAL COERCION

PE § 21.18Title 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON · Ch. 21. SEXUAL OFFENSES

Statute text

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(a)In this section:
(1)"Intimate visual material" means the visual material described by Section 21.16(b)(1) or (c).
(2)"Sexual conduct" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.25.
(b)A person commits an offense if the person intentionally threatens, including by coercion or extortion, to commit an offense under Chapter 43 or Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8), 21.02, 21.03, 21.08, 21.11, 21.12, 21.15, 21.16, 21.17, 22.011, or 22.021 to obtain, in return for not committing the threatened offense or in connection with the threatened offense, any of the following benefits:
(1)intimate visual material;
(2)an act involving sexual conduct causing arousal or gratification; or

Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 1422), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2025.