# Tex. Penal Code § 22.06: CONSENT AS DEFENSE TO ASSAULTIVE CONDUCT

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.06

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Penal Code § 22.06
- **Heading:** CONSENT AS DEFENSE TO ASSAULTIVE CONDUCT
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 22 / Section 22.06

## Text

(a) The victim's effective consent or the actor's reasonable belief that the victim consented to the actor's conduct is a defense to prosecution under Section 22.01 (Assault), 22.02 (Aggravated Assault), or 22.05 (Deadly Conduct) if:

(1) the conduct did not threaten or inflict serious bodily injury; or

(2) the victim knew the conduct was a risk of:

(A) his occupation;

(B) recognized medical treatment; or

(C) a scientific experiment conducted by recognized methods.

(b) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (a) is not available to a defendant who commits an offense described by Subsection (a) as a condition of the defendant's or the victim's initiation or continued membership in a criminal street gang, as defined by Section 71.01.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.01 § 22.01. ASSAULT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.01.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.02 § 22.02. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.02.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.04 § 22.04. INJURY TO A CHILD, ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL, OR DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.04.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.05 § 22.05. DEADLY CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.05.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.06 § 22.06. CONSENT AS DEFENSE TO ASSAULTIVE CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.06.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.07 § 22.07. TERRORISTIC THREAT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.07.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.08 § 22.08. AIDING SUICIDE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.08.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.09 § 22.09. TAMPERING WITH CONSUMER PRODUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.09.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.10 § 22.10. LEAVING A CHILD IN A VEHICLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.10.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.011 § 22.011. SEXUAL ASSAULT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.011.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.11 § 22.11. HARASSMENT BY PERSONS IN CERTAIN FACILITIES; HARASSMENT OF PUBLIC SERVANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.11.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.012 § 22.012. INDECENT ASSAULT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.012.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.12 § 22.12. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.12.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.021 § 22.021. AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.021.md)

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