# Tex. Government Code § 423.003

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.003

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Government Code § 423.003
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 423 / Section 423.003

## Text

Sec. 423.003. OFFENSE: ILLEGAL USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TO CAPTURE IMAGE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person uses an unmanned aircraft to capture an image of an individual or privately owned real property in this state with the intent to conduct surveillance on the individual or property captured in the image.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person destroyed the image:

(1) as soon as the person had knowledge that the image was captured in violation of this section; and

(2) without disclosing, displaying, or distributing the image to a third party.

(d) In this section, "intent" has the meaning assigned by Section 6.03, Penal Code.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Government Code § 423.001 § 423.001. DEFINITION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.001.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.002 § 423.002. NONAPPLICABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.002.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.003 § 423.003.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.003.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.004 § 423.004.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.004.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.005 § 423.005. ILLEGALLY OR INCIDENTALLY CAPTURED IMAGES NOT SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.005.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.006 § 423.006. CIVIL ACTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.006.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.007 § 423.007. RULES FOR USE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.007.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.008 § 423.008. REPORTING BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.008.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.009 § 423.009. REGULATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.009.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.0045 § 423.0045.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.0045.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.0046 § 423.0046.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.0046.md)

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