Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.251
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§ 42A.251. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this subchapter:
(1) "Council" means the Council on Sex Offender Treatment.
(2) "Sex offender" means a person who has been convicted of, or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for, an offense under any one of the following provisions of the Penal Code:
(A) Section 20.04(a)(4) (Aggravated Kidnapping), if the person committed the offense with the intent to violate or abuse the victim sexually;
(B) Section 21.08 (Indecent Exposure);
(C) Section 21.11 (Indecency with a Child);
(D) Section 22.011 (Sexual Assault);
(E) Section 22.021 (Aggravated Sexual Assault);
(F) Section 25.02 (Prohibited Sexual Conduct);
(G) Section 30.02 (Burglary), if:
(i) the offense is punishable under Subsection (d) of that section; and
(ii) the person committed the offense with the intent to commit a felony listed in this subdivision;
(H) Section 43.25 (Sexual Performance by a Child); or
(I) Section 43.26 (Possession or Promotion of Child Pornography).
(1) "Council" means the Council on Sex Offender Treatment.
(2) "Sex offender" means a person who has been convicted of, or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for, an offense under any one of the following provisions of the Penal Code:
(A) Section 20.04(a)(4) (Aggravated Kidnapping), if the person committed the offense with the intent to violate or abuse the victim sexually;
(B) Section 21.08 (Indecent Exposure);
(C) Section 21.11 (Indecency with a Child);
(D) Section 22.011 (Sexual Assault);
(E) Section 22.021 (Aggravated Sexual Assault);
(F) Section 25.02 (Prohibited Sexual Conduct);
(G) Section 30.02 (Burglary), if:
(i) the offense is punishable under Subsection (d) of that section; and
(ii) the person committed the offense with the intent to commit a felony listed in this subdivision;
(H) Section 43.25 (Sexual Performance by a Child); or
(I) Section 43.26 (Possession or Promotion of Child Pornography).
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