Texas · Texas Penal Code
Tex. Penal Code § 43.262: POSSESSION OR PROMOTION OF LEWD VISUAL MATERIAL DEPICTING CHILD
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a felony by knowingly possessing, accessing to view, or promoting visual material depicting the lewd exhibition of a child's genitals or pubic area that appeals to sexual interest and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. Enhanced penalties apply for prior convictions.
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