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Texas Penal Code

§ 22.012 — INDECENT ASSAULT

PE § 22.012Title 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON · Ch. 22. ASSAULTIVE OFFENSES

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(a)A person commits an offense if, without the other person's consent and with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person, the person:
(1)touches the anus, breast, or any part of the genitals of another person;
(2)touches another person with the anus, breast, or any part of the genitals of any person;
(3)exposes or attempts to expose another person's genitals, pubic area, anus, buttocks, or female areola; or
(4)causes another person to contact the blood, seminal fluid, vaginal fluid, saliva, urine, or feces of any person. Text of subsection as amended by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (H.B. 2593), Sec. 1

Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 659 (H.B. 55), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (H.B. 2593), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1145 (S.B. 1610), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.