Tex. Penal Code § 22.021 · Chapter 22. ASSAULTIVE OFFENSES
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense:
(1) if the person:
(A) intentionally or knowingly:
(i) causes the penetration of the anus or sexual organ of another person by any means, without that person's consent;
(ii) causes the penetration of the mouth of another person by the sexual organ of the actor, without that person's consent; or
(iii) causes the sexual organ of another person, without that person's consent, to contact or penetrate the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor; or
(B) regardless of whether the person knows the age of the child at the time of the offense, intentionally or knowingly:
(i) causes the penetration of the anus or sexual organ of a child by any means;
(ii) causes the penetration of the mouth of a child by the sexual organ of the actor;
(iii) causes the sexual organ of a child to contact or penetrate the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor;
(iv) causes the anus of a child to contact the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor; or
(v) causes the mouth of a child to contact the anus or sexual organ of another person, including the actor; and
(2) if:
(A) the person:
(i) causes serious bodily injury or attempts to cause the death of the victim or another person in the course of the same criminal episode;
(ii) by acts or words places the victim in fear that any person will become the victim of an offense under Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8) or that death, serious bodily injury, or kidnapping will be imminently inflicted on any person;
(iii) by acts or words occurring in the presence of the victim threatens to cause any person to become the victim of an offense under Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8) or to cause the death, serious bodily injury, or kidnapping of any person;
(iv) uses or exhibits a deadly weapon in the course of the same criminal episode;
(v) acts in concert with another who engages in conduct described by Subdivision (1) directed toward the same victim and occurring during the course of the same criminal episode; or
(vi) with the intent of facilitating the commission of the offense, administers or provides to the victim of the offense any substance capable of impairing the victim's ability to appraise the nature of the act or to resist the act;
(B) the victim is younger than 14 years of age, regardless of whether the person knows the age of the victim at the time of the offense; or
(C) the victim is an elderly individual or a disabled individual.
(b) In this section:
(1) "Child" has the meaning assigned by Section 22.011(c).
(2) "Elderly individual" has the meaning assigned by Section 22.04(c).
(3) "Disabled individual" means a person older than 13 years of age who by reason of age or physical or mental disease, defect, or injury is substantially unable to protect the person's self from harm or to provide food, shelter, or medical care for the person's self.
(c) An aggravated sexual assault under this section is without the consent of the other person if the aggravated sexual assault occurs under the same circumstances listed in Section 22.011(b).
(d) The defense provided by Section 22.011(d) applies to this section.
(e) An offense under this section is a felony of the first degree.
(f) The minimum term of imprisonment for an offense under this section is increased to 25 years if:
(1) the victim of the offense is younger than 10 years of age at the time the offense is committed; or
(2) the victim of the offense is younger than 14 years of age at the time the offense is committed and the actor commits the offense in a manner described by Subsection (a)(2)(A).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5312, ch. 977, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1983. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 573, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 16, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 318, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1286, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 417, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 459, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 528, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 896, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 8), Sec. 1.18, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 24), Sec. 6.05, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 784 (H.B. 2589), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (H.B. 1808), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 1422), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2025.
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Penal Code
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Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Penal Code § 22.021; the first 50 in book order. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.0045LIMITATIONS PERIOD FOR CLAIMS ARISING FROM CERTAIN OFFENSES.Printed as Section 22.021(a)(1)(A), Penal Code | Section 22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 61.0021GROUNDS FOR ATTACHMENT IN SUIT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT.Printed as Section 22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 118.001DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 20A.02, 21.02, 21.07, 21.08, 21.11, 21.12, 21.15, 21.16, 21.165, 21.17, 21.18, 21.19, 22.011, 22.012, 22.021, or 43.25, Penal Code
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 125.0015COMMON NUISANCE.Printed as Section 22.021, Penal Code
Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.202PEACE OFFICERS: REPORT CONCERNING CERTAIN ASSAULTIVE OR TERRORISTIC OFFENSES.Printed as Section 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 7B.001APPLICATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.012, 22.021, 42.072, or 43.05, Penal Code | Section 22.011, 22.012, or 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 7B.002TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER.Printed as Section 22.011, 22.012, or 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 7B.004HEARSAY STATEMENT OF CHILD VICTIM.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.012, or 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 12.01FELONIES.Printed as Section 22.011 or 22.021, Penal Code | Section 22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 15.051POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION OF COMPLAINANT PROHIBITED.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.292MAGISTRATE'S ORDER FOR EMERGENCY PROTECTION.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 22.011, 22.012, 22.021, or 42.072, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18.021ISSUANCE OF SEARCH WARRANT TO PHOTOGRAPH INJURED CHILD.Printed as Section 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 21.31TESTING FOR AIDS AND CERTAIN OTHER DISEASES.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.11(a)(1), 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 24A.001APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 37.07VERDICT MUST BE GENERAL; SEPARATE HEARING ON PROPER PUNISHMENT.Printed as Section 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 37.072PROCEDURE IN REPEAT SEX OFFENDER CAPITAL CASEPrinted as Section 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 38.07TESTIMONY IN CORROBORATION OF VICTIM OF SEXUAL OFFENSE.Printed as Section 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.0175FINDING REGARDING CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; NOTIFICATION.Printed as Section 22.011, 22.02, 22.021, or 22.04, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.0198FINDING REGARDING DELAY IN ARREST OF DEFENDANT.Printed as Section 19.02, 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.054LIMITATION ON JUDGE-ORDERED COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.03, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code | Section 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.056LIMITATION ON JURY-RECOMMENDED COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.Printed as Section 21.11, 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.102ELIGIBILITY FOR DEFERRED ADJUDICATION COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.Printed as Section 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code | Section 21.11, 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code | Section 22.021, Penal Code
Education Code
Family Code
- Tex. Fam. Code § 33.009OTHER REPORTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR.Printed as Section 21.02, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code
- Tex. Fam. Code § 33.010CONFIDENTIALITY.Printed as Section 21.02, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code
- Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045OFFENSES ELIGIBLE FOR DETERMINATE SENTENCE.Printed as Section 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Fam. Code § 54.033SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE, AIDS, AND HIV TESTING.Printed as Sections 21.11(a)(1), 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Fam. Code § 153.004HISTORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ABUSE.Printed as Section 21.02, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code | Section 22.011 or 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Fam. Code § 154.001SUPPORT OF CHILD.Printed as Section 21.02, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code
Labor Code
Occupations Code
Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 3.03SENTENCES FOR OFFENSES ARISING OUT OF SAME CRIMINAL EPISODE.Printed as Section 22.011 or 22.021
- Tex. Penal Code § 12.42PENALTIES FOR REPEAT AND HABITUAL FELONY OFFENDERS ON TRIAL FOR FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD DEGREE FELONY.Printed as Section 21.02 or 22.021 | Section 22.021 | Section 22.021(a)(2)(A) | Section 22.021(f)(1) | Section 22.021(f)(2)
- Tex. Penal Code § 15.032CHILD GROOMING.Printed as Section 22.021
- Tex. Penal Code § 19.03CAPITAL MURDER.Printed as Section 20.04, 22.021, or 29.03
- Tex. Penal Code § 20.05SMUGGLING OF PERSONS.Printed as Section 22.021
- Tex. Penal Code § 20.06CONTINUOUS SMUGGLING OF PERSONS.Printed as Section 22.021
- Tex. Penal Code § 20.07OPERATION OF STASH HOUSE.Printed as Section 22.021
- Tex. Penal Code § 20A.01DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 22.021(b)
- Tex. Penal Code § 20A.02TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS.Printed as Section 22.021
- Tex. Penal Code § 21.02CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF YOUNG CHILD OR DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.Printed as Section 22.021 | Section 22.021(b)
- Tex. Penal Code § 21.03CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE.Printed as Section 22.021
- Tex. Penal Code § 25.07VIOLATION OF CERTAIN COURT ORDERS OR CONDITIONS OF BOND IN A FAMILY VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT, SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE, INDECENT ASSAULT, STALKING, OR TRAFFICKING CASE.Printed as Section 20A.02, 22.011, 22.012, 22.021, or 42.072 | Section 22.011 or 22.021
- Tex. Penal Code § 43.05COMPELLING PROSTITUTION.Printed as Section 22.021(b)
- Tex. Penal Code § 71.02ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.Printed as Section 22.021(a)(2)(A)
- Tex. Penal Code § 76.02TERRORISM.Printed as Section 22.021
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