2025 Texas Statutes
Penal Code
Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency
Chapter 42 - Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses
Section 42.074. Unlawful Disclosure of Residence Address or Telephone Number
Sec. 42.074. UNLAWFUL DISCLOSURE OF RESIDENCE ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER. (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.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 805 (H.B. 611), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 622 (H.B. 3425), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.
