Texas § PE.43.02 - PROSTITUTION
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§ PE.43.02. PROSTITUTION
PROSTITUTION. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly offers or agrees to receive a fee from another to engage in sexual conduct. (b-1) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29 ), Sec. 44(2), eff. September 1, 2017. (c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor, except that the offense is: (1) a Class A misdemeanor if the actor has previously been convicted one or two times of an offense under Subsection (a); or (2) a state jail felony if the actor has previously been convicted three or more times of an offense under Subsection (a). (d) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense under Subsection (a) that the actor engaged in the conduct that constitutes the offense because the actor was the victim of conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02 or 43.05 . (e) A conviction may be used for purposes of enhancement under this section or enhancement under Subchapter D , Chapter 12 , but not under both this section and Subchapter D , Chapter 12 . For purposes of enhancement of penalties under this section or Subchapter D , Chapter 12 , a defendant is previously convicted of an offense under this section if the defendant was adjudged guilty of the offense or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere in return for a grant of deferred adjudication, regardless of whether the sentence for the offense was ever imposed or whether the sentence was probated and the defendant was subsequently discharged from community supervision. Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 757, ch. 286, Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 1977; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 987, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 4009 ), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 (H.B. 2014 ), Sec. 4.02, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1252 (H.B. 8 ), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 332 (H.B. 10 ), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1273 (S.B. 825 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29 ), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2017. Reenacted and amended by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29 ), Sec. 37, eff. September 1, 2017. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29 ), Sec. 44(2), eff. September 1, 2017. Reenacted and amended by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (H.B. 1808 ), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 413 (S.B. 20 ), Sec. 2.05, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540 ), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540 ), Sec. 61, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 1831 ), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 1527 ), Sec. 2.04, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 4595 ), Sec. 17.003, eff. September 1, 2023.
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