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Sec. 22.012. INDECENT

ASSAULT

(a) A person commits an o!ense 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,

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 pubic area, anus, buttocks, or female areola; or

(4) causes another person to contact the blood, seminal

"uid, vaginal "uid, saliva, urine, or feces of any person.

(b) An o!ense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) If conduct that constitutes an o!ense under this section also

constitutes an o!ense 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,
e!. September 1, 2019.

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