Tex. Penal Code § 43.05 · Subchapter A. PROSTITUTION
COMPELLING PROSTITUTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:
(1) causes another by force, threat, coercion, or fraud to commit prostitution;
(2) causes by any means a child younger than 18 years to commit prostitution, regardless of whether the actor knows the age of the child at the time of the offense; or
(3) causes by any means a disabled individual, as defined by Section 22.021(b), to commit prostitution, regardless of whether the actor knows the individual is disabled at the time of the offense.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the first degree.
(c) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section or under both sections.
(d) For purposes of this section, "coercion" as defined by Section 1.07 includes:
(1) destroying, concealing, confiscating, or withholding from a person, or threatening to destroy, conceal, confiscate, or withhold from a person, the person's actual or purported:
(A) government records; or
(B) identifying information or documents;
(2) causing a person, without the person's consent, to become intoxicated, as defined by Section 49.01, to a degree that impairs the person's ability to appraise the nature of the person's conduct that constitutes prostitution or to resist engaging in that conduct; or
(3) withholding alcohol or a controlled substance to a degree that impairs the ability of a person with a chemical dependency, as defined by Section 462.001, Health and Safety Code, to appraise the nature of the person's conduct that constitutes prostitution or to resist engaging in that conduct.
(e) It is not a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(2) or (3) that the child or disabled individual:
(1) lacks the culpable mental state to engage in the act of prostitution; or
(2) did not complete the act of prostitution.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
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.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 4009), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 24), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1273 (S.B. 825), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (H.B. 1808), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 273 (S.B. 1802), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 1527), Sec. 2.05, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 602 (H.B. 2761), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.
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Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Penal Code § 43.05. 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 43.05(a)(1), Penal Code
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 98A.001DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 43.05, Penal Code
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 129C.001DEFINITION.Printed as Section 43.05, Penal Code
Code of Criminal Procedure
- 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
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 12.01FELONIES.Printed as Section 43.05(a)(1), Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.081ADDITIONAL REQUISITES OF BAIL BOND GIVEN BY CERTAIN DEFENDANTS.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.02, 43.03, 43.031, 43.032, 43.04, 43.041, or 43.05, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.465CONDITIONS FOR DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH CERTAIN TRAFFICKING OR PROSTITUTION RELATED OFFENSES INVOLVING ADULT VICTIMS.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.03, 43.031, 43.032, 43.04, 43.041, or 43.05, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.054LIMITATION ON JUDGE-ORDERED COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.03, 43.032, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code | Section 43.04 or 43.05, Penal Code | Section 43.05, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.056LIMITATION ON JURY-RECOMMENDED COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.04, 43.05, or 43.25, 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
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.453CHILD SAFETY ZONE.Printed as Section 43.05(a)(2), 43.25, or 43.26, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 56A.052ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF CERTAIN SEXUAL, TRAFFICKING, OR BURGLARY OFFENSES.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, or 43.05, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 56B.003DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.03, 43.031, 43.032, 43.04, 43.041, 43.05, 43.25, 43.251, or 43.26, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 58.051DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.03, 43.031, 43.032, 43.04, 43.041, 43.05, 43.25, 43.251, or 43.26, Penal Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 59.01DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 20.05, 20.06, 20.07, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code
Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 71.0353TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS INFORMATION.Printed as Section 43.05, Penal Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 411.042BUREAU OF IDENTIFICATION AND RECORDS.Printed as Sections 20A.02, 43.02, 43.021, 43.03, 43.031, 43.04, 43.041, and 43.05, Penal Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 411.0728PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS OR COMPELLING PROSTITUTION.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, or 43.05, Penal Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 508.149INMATES INELIGIBLE FOR MANDATORY SUPERVISION.Printed as Section 43.05, Penal Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 508.187CHILD SAFETY ZONE.Printed as Section 43.05(a)(2), Penal Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 552.1315EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN CRIME VICTIM RECORDS.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 43.05, or 43.25, Penal Code
Occupations Code
- Tex. Occ. Code § 455.005EFFECT ON LOCAL LAW.Printed as Section 34.02, 43.02, 43.021, 43.03, 43.032, 43.04, 43.05, or 71.02, Penal Code | Section 43.02, 43.021, 43.03, 43.032, 43.04, 43.05, or 71.02, Penal Code
- Tex. Occ. Code § 455.152INELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.09, 21.11, 21.12, 21.15, 21.16, 21.165, 21.18, 22.011, 22.012, 22.021, 25.02, 43.021, 43.03, 43.031, 43.04, 43.041, 43.05, 43.25, 43.26, or 43.262, Penal Code | Section 43.021, 43.03, 43.031, 43.032, 43.04, 43.041, or 43.05, Penal Code
- Tex. Occ. Code § 455.251GROUNDS FOR LICENSE DENIAL, DISCIPLINARY ACTION, OR ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.Printed as Section 43.021, 43.03, 43.031, 43.032, 43.04, 43.041, or 43.05, Penal Code
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.258EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS ON TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS.Printed as Sections 20A.02 and 43.05, Penal Code
Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 3.03SENTENCES FOR OFFENSES ARISING OUT OF SAME CRIMINAL EPISODE.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, or 43.05
- Tex. Penal Code § 8.09VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING OR COMPELLING PROSTITUTION.Printed as Section 20A.02 or 43.05
- Tex. Penal Code § 20.07OPERATION OF STASH HOUSE.Printed as Section 20.05, 20.06, 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.04, or 43.05 | Section 20.06, 20A.03, or 43.05
- Tex. Penal Code § 20A.02TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS.Printed as Section 43.05
- Tex. Penal Code § 21.02CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF YOUNG CHILD OR DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.Printed as Section 43.05
- Tex. Penal Code § 21.03CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE.Printed as Section 43.05
- Tex. Penal Code § 25.08SALE OR PURCHASE OF CHILD.Printed as Section 20A.02, 43.021, 43.05, or 43.25
- Tex. Penal Code § 25.081UNREGULATED CUSTODY TRANSFER OF ADOPTED CHILD.Printed as Section 20A.02, 43.021, 43.05, 43.25, 43.251, or 43.26
- Tex. Penal Code § 43.02PROSTITUTION.Printed as Section 20A.02 or 43.05
- Tex. Penal Code § 76.045TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION.Printed as Section 43.05
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