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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creating the offense of voyeurism; providing a penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 21, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 21.16 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.16. VOYEURISM. (a) A person commits an offense if, |
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with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any |
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person, the actor observes another person without the other |
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person's consent by looking: |
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(1) through a window or other opening in a: |
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(A) dwelling on private property: |
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(i) while the actor is on the premises of |
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the private property; or |
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(ii) with binoculars, a telescope, or |
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another similar device while the actor is on the premises of a place |
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the actor is legally authorized to be; or |
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(B) guest room of a hotel or other facility for |
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the accommodation of transient guests, other than a room in which |
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the actor is legally authorized to be, while the actor is on the |
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premises of the hotel or other facility; or |
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(2) into an area that is designed to provide privacy to |
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another person using the area, such as a restroom or shower stall or |
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changing or dressing room while the actor is on the premises of a |
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public place. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |