Tex. Penal Code § 21.06: HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT.
Where this section sits in the code
- PENAL CODE
- TITLE 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON
- CHAPTER 21. SEXUAL OFFENSES
Section 21.06 was declared unconstitutional by Lawrence v. Texas, 123 S.Ct. 2472.
(a) A person commits an offense if he engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another individual of the same sex.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
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.
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