Texas Penal Code

§ 43.26 — POSSESSION OR PROMOTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

PE § 43.26Title 9. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND DECENCY · Ch. 43. PUBLIC INDECENCY · Art. B. OBSCENITY

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(a)In this section:

(1)"Depiction of a child" means, with respect to an image of a child contained in visual material:

(A)a depiction of a child who was younger than 18 years of age at the time the image of the child was made; or

(B)a depiction of a child:

(i)who is recognizable as an actual person by the person's face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature; and

(ii)whose image as a child younger than 18 years of age was used in creating, adapting, or modifying the visual material, including computer-generated visual material that was created, adapted, or modified using an artificial intelligence application or other computer software.

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1322 (S.B. 407), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1252 (H.B. 8), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 2291), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 1527), Sec. 6.02, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 1527), Sec. 6.03, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2700), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1041 (S.B. 129), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (H.B. 1778), Sec. 3.01, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (H.B. 1778), Sec. 3.02, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (H.B. 1778), Sec. 3.03(1), eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (H.B. 1778), Sec. 3.03(2), eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 847 (S.B. 1621), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 847 (S.B. 1621), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 847 (S.B. 1621), Sec. 7(2), eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 847 (S.B. 1621), Sec. 7(3), eff. September 1, 2025.