Penal Code Chapter 42, 43
43.23 OBSCENITY (class offense) Promotes, possesses or directs with intent to promote Obscene Material, Device, Performance
Class A Misdemmeanor
42.01 DISORDERLY CONDUCT (class offense) INTENTIONALLY or KNOWINGLY (1) Uses Abusive, Indecent, Profane, or Vulgar Language Public Place Immediate Breach of Peace
Class C Misdemeanor
42.13 Use Of Laser Pointers (class Offense)
Class C Misdemeanor
42.14 ILLUMINATION OF AIRCRAFT (class offense)
Class C Misdemeanor
43.22 OBSCENE DISPLAY OR DISTRIBUTION (class offense)
Class C Misdemeanor
43.261 ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF CERTAIN VISUAL MATERIAL OF MINOR (class offense)
Class C Misdemeanor
payment or offer of payment in the form of money, goods, services, or other benefit
Fee
anything tangible that is capable of being used or adapted to arouse interest, whether through the medium of reading, observation, sound, or in any other manner, but does not include an actual three dimensional obscene device.
Material
7 or more persons KNOWINGLY Immediate danger of damage to property or injury to person Substantially obstructs law enforcement Deprives legal rights Knowingly participates in riot
42.02 RIOT
A person commits offense if w/out legal authority intentionally knowingly or recklessly: Obstructs a street, sidewalk, railway, waterway, elevator, aisle, hallway, entrance or exit Disobeys a reasonable request to move by an officer Obstruct: Render impassable, unreasonably inconvenient, or hazardous
42.03 OBSTRUCTING HIGHWAY
A person commits an offense with Intent to prevent, disrupt a lawful meeting, procession or gathering by Obstructs or interferes by physical action or utterance
42.05 DISRUPTING MEETING OR PROCESSION
A person commits an offense if during 3 hours before, ending 3 hours after the service: A person pickets within 1,000 ft of a facility or cemetery
42.055 FUNERAL SERVICE DISRUPTION
If a person Knowingly communicates a report of past present or future bombing, fire or other emergency he knows is false or baseless Cause Action by an agency dealing with emergencies Places person in fear of imminent SBI Prevent occupation of public are
42.06 FALSE ALARM OR REPORT
If a person calls 911 when there is not an emergency and Intentionally or knowingly: - Remains silent - Makes abusive or harassing statements to 911
42.061 SILENT OR ABUSIVE CALLS TO 911
Person commits offense if Knowingly prevents or interferes with another's ability: Place 911 call; request assistance To a LE Agency, Medical, Other agency who provides safety of the individual. Recklessly renders the phone unusable
42.062 INTERFERENCE WITH EMERGENCY CALL
A person commits an offense if with Intent to harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, or embarrass he Initiates communications that is: Obscene Threatens bodily Injury or Felony Against person or family False report to cause alarm of Death or SBI Repeatedly calls Calls & hangs up Repeated e-mails
42.07 HARASSMENT
A person commits an offense if on more than 1 occasion specifically toward 1 person, he knowingly: Threatens bodily injury or death toward person or family or threatens offense against persons property Causes fear that an offense will be committed against person, family, other person, or property
42.072 STALKING
A person commits an offense if he Knowingly w/out legal authority: Disinters a human corpse Conceals a human corpse Sells or buys a human corpse Transmits a corpse outside state
42.08 ABUSE OF CORPSE
A person commits an offense if INTENTIONALLY or KNOWINGLY: Damages, defaces, mutilates, or burns the flag of the USA or Texas
42.11 DESTRUCTION OF FLAG
A person commits offense if Recklessly Discharges firearm municipality of over 100,000 or more
42.12 DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES
Person commits offense if KNOWINGLY: Directs the light from a laser pointer at - Uniformed Safety Officer (Peace Officer, firefighter etc...)
42.13 Use Of Laser Pointers
A person commits offense if Intentionally: Directs a light from a laser pointer at an aircraft
42.14 ILLUMINATION OF AIRCRAFT
Person commits an offense if KNOWINGLY: Offers, agrees, to engage in sexual conduct for a fee
43.02 PROSTITUTION
Person commits an offense if KNOWINGLY: Offers, agrees, to pay a fee for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct with that person or another
43.021 SOLICITATION OF PROSTITUTION
Person commits an offense if other than the prostitute, he KNOWINGLY: Receives money or other property Solicits another for money
43.03 PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION
Knowingly owns, invests, controls 2 or more prostitutes
43.04 AGG PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION
A person commits an offense if KNOWINGLY: Causes another by force, threat, coercion, or fraud or, Causes by any means a child <18 yoa to commit prostitution
43.05 COMPELLING PROSTITUTION
Person commits an offense if INTENTIONALLY or KNOWINGLY: Displays or distributes obscene material and, Reckless whether a person may be offended
43.22 OBSCENE DISPLAY OR DISTRIBUTION
Person commits an offense if KNOWING the content and character Whole sale promotes or possesses with intent to sell Obscene material or device
43.23 OBSCENITY
Person commits an offense if KNOWING the material is harmful and individual is Minor Sells, distributes, exhibits or possesses for sale to a minor Person RECKLESSLY Displays harmful material to a minor
43.24 SALE, DISTRIBUTION, DISPLAY HARMFUL MATERIAL TO MINOR
Person commits offense if KNOWINGLY Employs, Authorizes, or induces child < 18 yoa To engage in sexual conduct or sexual performance
43.25 SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY CHILD
Person commits offense if KNOWINGLY or INTENTIONALLY Possesses, or accesses with intent to view material that depicts a child younger than < 18 yoa who engages in sexual conduct The person knows the material is of a child
43.26 POSSESSION OR PROMOTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
A person who is a Minor < 18yoa INTENTIONALLY or KNOWINGLY Promotes to another visual material depicting sexual conduct Possesses electronic visual material Knows the material is either produced or depicts a minor.
43.261 ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF CERTAIN VISUAL MATERIAL OF MINOR
42.01 DISORDERLY CONDUCT (class offense) INTENTIONALLY or KNOWINGLY (7) *Discharges firearm in public place Other than a Public Road or Shooting Range
Class B Misdemeanor
42.01 DISORDERLY CONDUCT (class offense) INTENTIONALLY or KNOWINGLY (8) *Displays a firearm or deadly weapon In a Public Place Manner Calculated to Alarm
Class B Misdemeanor
42.02 RIOT (class offense)
Class B Misdemeanor
42.03 OBSTRUCTING HIGHWAY (class offense)
Class B Misdemeanor
42.055 FUNERAL SERVICE DISRUPTION (class offense)
Class B Misdemeanor
42.061 SILENT OR ABUSIVE CALLS TO 911 (class offense)
Class B Misdemeanor
42.07 HARASSMENT (class offense)
Class B Misdemeanor
43.02 PROSTITUTION (class Offense)
Class B Misdemeanor
43.261 ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF CERTAIN VISUAL MATERIAL OF MINOR (class offense) If promoted to harass, embarrass, abuse:
Class B Misdemeanor
42.05 DISRUPTING MEETING OR PROCESSION (class offense)
Class B misdemeanor
42.01 DISORDERLY CONDUCT (class offense) INTENTIONALLY or KNOWINGLY (10) Exposure Anus or Genitals In a Public Place Reckless whether another may be present who... Will be offended or alarmed by the act.
Class C Misdemeanor
42.01 DISORDERLY CONDUCT (class offense) INTENTIONALLY or KNOWINGLY (11) Peeping For Lewd or unlawful purpose Enters the Property of another Looks through any window or opening in dwelling On Premises of Hotel (or similar) Looks into guest room not their own Looks into window or other opening in room not their own On Premises of a Public Place Looks into a room designed to provide Privacy To a person using that area
Class C Misdemeanor
42.01 DISORDERLY CONDUCT (class offense) INTENTIONALLY or KNOWINGLY (2) Makes an Offensive Gesture or Display In a public place Display tends to incite immediate BoP.
Class C Misdemeanor
42.01 DISORDERLY CONDUCT (class offense) INTENTIONALLY or KNOWINGLY (3) Chemical odors By chemical Means Noxious and Unreasonable Odor In Public Place
Class C Misdemeanor
42.01 DISORDERLY CONDUCT (class offense) INTENTIONALLY or KNOWINGLY (4) Abuses or Threatens to Abuse a Person Public Place Obviously Offensive Manner
Class C Misdemeanor
42.01 DISORDERLY CONDUCT (class offense) INTENTIONALLY or KNOWINGLY (5) Noise (>85 db) Unreasonable Public Place Other than a Shooting Range Near Private Residence that he has no right to occupy.
Class C Misdemeanor
42.01 DISORDERLY CONDUCT (class offense) INTENTIONALLY or KNOWINGLY (6) Fighting With Another In a Public Place
Class C Misdemeanor
42.01 DISORDERLY CONDUCT (class offense) INTENTIONALLY or KNOWINGLY (9) *Discharges firearm On or across a public road
Class C Misdemeanor
any contact between genitals of one person and the mouth or anus of another person
Deviate Sexual Intercourse
43.03 PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION (class offense) <18
First Degree Felony
43.04 AGG PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION (class offense)
First Degree Felony
43.05 COMPELLING PROSTITUTION (class offense)
First Degree Felony
43.25 SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY CHILD (class offense) If victim if 14 or younger =
First Degree Felony
means material or a performance that: (A) the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that taken as a whole appeals to the prurient interest in sex; (B) depicts or describes: (i) patently offensive representations or descriptions of ultimate sexual acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including sexual intercourse, sodomy, and sexual bestiality; or (ii) patently offensive representations or descriptions of masturbation, excretory functions, sadism, masochism, lewd exhibition of the genitals, the male or female genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal, covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state or a device designed and marketed as useful primarily for stimulation of the human genital organs; and (C) taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, and scientific value.
Obscene
a device including a dildo or artificial vagina, designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs.
Obscene device
43.021 SOLICITATION OF PROSTITUTION (class offense) 18<
Second Degree Felony
43.25 SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY CHILD (class offense)
Second Degree Felony
43.26 POSSESSION OR PROMOTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY (class offense) Promotes said material (6 or more images)
Second Degree Felony
includes deviate sexual intercourse
Sexual Conduct
any touching of the anus or breast, or any part of the genitals of another person with INTENT to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of ANY person
Sexual Contact
any penetration of the female sex organ and male sex organ
Sexual Intercourse
43.03 PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION (class offense)
Third Degree Felony
43.24 SALE, DISTRIBUTION, DISPLAY HARMFUL MATERIAL TO MINOR (class offense) Hires a Minor to accomplish or assist in the above
Third Degree Felony
43.26 POSSESSION OR PROMOTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY (class offense)
Third Degree Felony
to manufacture, issue, sell, provide, mail, deliver, transfer, transmit, publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, or to offer or agree to do the same for purpose of RESALE.
Wholesale
Person commits offense if Intentionally or Knowingly Neglects, Abandons, Overworks, Cruelly Transports
42.09 CRUELTY TO LIVESTOCK
42.06 FALSE ALARM OR REPORT (class offense)
Class A Misdemeanor
42.062 INTERFERENCE WITH EMERGENCY CALL (class offense)
Class A Misdemeanor
42.08 ABUSE OF CORPSE (class Offense) Vandalizes the place of interment
Class A Misdemeanor
42.09 CRUELTY TO LIVESTOCK (class offense)
Class A Misdemeanor
42.092 CRUELTY TO NONLIVESTOCK (class offense) Neglects, Abandons, Transport / Confines, Bodily Injury, fight
Class A Misdemeanor
42.10 DOGFIGHTING 42.105 COCKFIGHTING (CLASS OFFENSE) Fighting equipment for furtherance of fighting Owns or trains animal for fighting Spectator in event
Class A Misdemeanor
42.11 DESTRUCTION OF FLAG (class offense)
Class A Misdemeanor
42.12 DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES (class offense)
Class A Misdemeanor
42.14 ILLUMINATION OF AIRCRAFT (class offense) The light can impair the pilots ability to control the aircraft
Class A Misdemeanor
43.02 PROSTITUTION (class Offense) Previously convicted up to 2x
Class A Misdemeanor
43.24 SALE, DISTRIBUTION, DISPLAY HARMFUL MATERIAL TO MINOR (class offense)
Class A Misdemeanor
42.072 STALKING (class offense)
Third Degree Felony
so offensive on its face as to affront current community standards of decency.
Patiently Offensive
to manufacture, issue, sell, give, provide, lend, mail, deliver, transfer, transmit, publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, present, exhibit, or advertise, or to offer or agree to do the same.
Promote
42.092 CRUELTY TO NONLIVESTOCK (class offense) Person commits offense if Intentionally or Knowingly Tortures, Poisons
Third Degree Felony
43.021 SOLICITATION OF PROSTITUTION (class offense) Previously Convicted
Third Degree Felony
42.062 INTERFERENCE WITH EMERGENCY CALL (class offense) Prior Conviction
State Jail Felony
42.08 ABUSE OF CORPSE (class Offense)
State Jail Felony
42.09 CRUELTY TO LIVESTOCK (class offense) Tortures, Poisons, Causes fight, uses as bait, Trips Horse:
State Jail Felony
42.092 CRUELTY TO NONLIVESTOCK (class offense) Uses as bait, or seriously Overworks
State Jail Felony
42.10 DOGFIGHTING 42.105 COCKFIGHTING (CLASS OFFENSE) A person commits an offense if INTENTIONALLY or KNOWINGLY: Causes animal to fight with same animal (dog or cock) Operates facility or participates in earnings Uses or permits use of property
State Jail Felony
43.02 PROSTITUTION (class Offense) 3 or more prior convictions
State Jail Felony
43.021 SOLICITATION OF PROSTITUTION (class offense)
State Jail Felony
43.23 OBSCENITY (class offense)
State Jail Felony