83R8870 GCB-F
By: Leach, Canales, Hughes, Carter, Moody H.B. No. 2371
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to creating the offense of voyeurism; providing a penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 21, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Section 21.16 to read as follows:
Sec. 21.16. VOYEURISM. (a) A person commits an offense if,
with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any
person, the actor observes another person without the other
person's consent by looking:
(1) through a window or other opening in a:
(A) dwelling on private property:
(i) while the actor is on the premises of
the private property; or
(ii) with binoculars, a telescope, or
another similar device while the actor is on the premises of a place
the actor is legally authorized to be; or
(B) guest room of a hotel or other facility for
the accommodation of transient guests, other than a room in which
the actor is legally authorized to be, while the actor is on the
premises of the hotel or other facility; or
(2) into an area that is designed to provide privacy to
another person using the area, such as a restroom or shower stall or
changing or dressing room while the actor is on the premises of a
public place.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.