# Tex. Penal Code § 22.08: AIDING SUICIDE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.08

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Penal Code § 22.08
- **Heading:** AIDING SUICIDE
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 22 / Section 22.08

## Text

(a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to promote or assist the commission of suicide by another, he aids or attempts to aid the other to commit or attempt to commit suicide.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless the actor's conduct causes suicide or attempted suicide that results in serious bodily injury, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.

## 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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