Texas Penal Code, Chapter 21 – Sexual Offenses

Texas Penal Code, § 21.07. PUBLIC LEWDNESS

  • A person commits an offense if he knowingly engages in any of the following acts in a public place or, if not in a public place, he is reckless about whether another is present who will be offended or alarmed by his:
    • act of sexual intercourse;
    • act of deviate sexual intercourse;
    • act of sexual contact; or
    • act involving contact between the person's mouth or genitals and the anus or genitals of an animal or fowl.
  • An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

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