Texas · Texas Penal Code

Tex. Penal Code § 42.074: UNLAWFUL DISCLOSURE OF RESIDENCE ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a Class B misdemeanor by posting or disclosing someone's home address or phone number online with intent to harm them. It becomes a Class A misdemeanor if bodily injury results.

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