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§ 42.072.
Stalking, Texas Penal Code
(a) A person commits an offense if the
person, on more than one occasion and pursuant to the same scheme or
course of conduct that is directed specifically at another person,
knowingly engages in conduct, including following the other person,
that:
(1) the actor knows or reasonably
believes the other person will regard as threatening:
(A) bodily injury or death for the
other person;
(B) bodily injury or death for a
member of the other person's family or household; or
(C) that an offense will be committed
against the other person's property;
(2) causes the other person or a
member of the other person's family or household to be placed in
fear of bodily injury or death or fear that an offense will be
committed against the other person's property; and
(3) would cause a reasonable person
to fear:
(A) bodily injury or death for
himself or herself;
(B) bodily injury or death for a
member of the person's family or household; or
(C) that an offense will be committed
against the person's property.
(b) An offense under this section is a
felony of the third degree, except that the offense is a felony of
the second degree if the actor has previously been convicted under
this section.
(c) In this section, "family,"
"household," and "member of a household" have the meanings assigned
by Chapter 71, Family Code.
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TARRANT COUNTY CRIMINAL LAWYERS
Criminal Attorneys serving Fort Worth & all of Tarrant
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Law Offices of Kennedy & Kennedy
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Arlington, Texas (TX) 76010
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