Tex. Penal Code § 42.074
This is the official text of Tex. Penal Code § 42.074, part of Texas’s Penal Code — defines crimes and punishments in Texas.
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§ 42.074. UNLAWFUL DISCLOSURE OF RESIDENCE ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person posts on a publicly accessible website or discloses through an electronic communication the residence address or telephone number of an individual with the intent to cause harm or a threat of harm to the individual or a member of the individual's family or household.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if the offense results in the bodily injury of:
(1) the individual whose residence address or telephone number was posted on a publicly accessible website or disclosed through an electronic communication; or
(2) a member of the individual's family or household.
(c) This section does not apply to a public servant who posted information described by Subsection (a) to a publicly accessible website or disclosed that information through an electronic communication in the performance of the public servant's duties as required by or in accordance with state or federal law.
(d) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under Section 36.06(a-1), the actor may be prosecuted under either section but not both.
(e) In this section, "electronic communication" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.07.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if the offense results in the bodily injury of:
(1) the individual whose residence address or telephone number was posted on a publicly accessible website or disclosed through an electronic communication; or
(2) a member of the individual's family or household.
(c) This section does not apply to a public servant who posted information described by Subsection (a) to a publicly accessible website or disclosed that information through an electronic communication in the performance of the public servant's duties as required by or in accordance with state or federal law.
(d) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under Section 36.06(a-1), the actor may be prosecuted under either section but not both.
(e) In this section, "electronic communication" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.07.
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