Tex. Penal Code § 21.07
PUBLIC LEWDNESS
Texas · Texas Penal Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Penal Code § 21.07, PUBLIC LEWDNESS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/563168
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly engages in any of the following acts in a public place or, if not in a public place, the person is reckless about whether another is present who will be offended or alarmed by the person's:
(1) act of sexual intercourse;
(2) act of deviate sexual intercourse; or
(3) act of sexual contact.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the actor is civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code.