Sec. 22.08. AIDING SUICIDE. (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to promote or assist the commission of suicide by another, he aids or attempts to aid the other to commit or attempt to commit suicide.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless the actor's conduct causes suicide or attempted suicide that results in serious bodily injury, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
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