Tex. Penal Code § 21.08 · Chapter 21. SEXUAL OFFENSES
INDECENT EXPOSURE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if he exposes his anus or any part of his genitals with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person, and he is reckless about whether another is present who will be offended or alarmed by his act.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, except that the offense is:
(1) a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted one time of an offense under this section;
(2) a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times of an offense under this section; or
(3) a felony of the third degree if the actor is civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 509, ch. 924, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 1730), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 17.001, eff. September 1, 2025.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1145 (S.B. 1610), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.
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Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 15.27NOTIFICATION TO SCHOOLS REQUIRED.Printed as Section 20.02, 21.08, 22.01, 22.05, 22.07, or 71.02, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.453CHILD SAFETY ZONE.Printed as Section 21.08, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.653ADDITIONAL MONTHLY FINE FOR CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS.Printed as Section 21.08, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 25.02, 43.25, or 43.26, Penal Code
Education Code
Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 411.1471DNA RECORDS OF PERSONS ARRESTED FOR OR CONVICTED OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.Printed as Section 21.08, 25.04, or 43.24, Penal Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 508.189PAROLE FEE FOR CERTAIN RELEASEES.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.03, 21.08, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 25.02, 43.25, or 43.26, Penal Code
Health and Safety Code
Human Resources Code
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