Sec. 22.012. INDECENT ASSAULT. (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.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 955 (S.B. 194), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Offenses Against the Person
Chapter 22 - Assaultive Offenses
Section 22.011. Sexual Assault
Section 22.012. Indecent Assault
Section 22.02. Aggravated Assault
Section 22.021. Aggravated Sexual Assault
Section 22.04. Injury to a Child, Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual
Section 22.041. Abandoning or Endangering Child
Section 22.06. Consent as Defense to Assaultive Conduct
Section 22.07. Terroristic Threat
Section 22.09. Tampering With Consumer Product
Section 22.10. Leaving a Child in a Vehicle
Section 22.11. Harassment by Persons in Certain Facilities; Harassment of Public Servant