# Tex. Government Code § 423.004

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.004

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Government Code § 423.004
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 423 / Section 423.004

## Text

Sec. 423.004. OFFENSE: POSSESSION, DISCLOSURE, DISPLAY, DISTRIBUTION, OR USE OF IMAGE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) captures an image in violation of Section 423.003; and

(2) possesses, discloses, displays, distributes, or otherwise uses that image.

(b) An offense under this section for the possession of an image is a Class C misdemeanor. An offense under this section for the disclosure, display, distribution, or other use of an image is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) Each image a person possesses, discloses, displays, distributes, or otherwise uses in violation of this section is a separate offense.

(d) It is a defense to prosecution under this section for the possession of an image that the person destroyed the image as soon as the person had knowledge that the image was captured in violation of Section 423.003.

(e) It is a defense to prosecution under this section for the disclosure, display, distribution, or other use of an image that the person stopped disclosing, displaying, distributing, or otherwise using the image as soon as the person had knowledge that the image was captured in violation of Section 423.003.

## 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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