SENATE BILL 894 |
SENATE AUTHOR: Ogden |
EFFECTIVE: 09-01-99 |
HOUSE SPONSOR: Allen |
Senate Bill 894 amends the Penal Code to make it a state jail felony for an official or employee of a correctional facility or a peace officer to engage in sexual contact with an individual in custody, including a juvenile offender in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Youth Commission. The act also makes it a state jail felony for an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to engage in certain sexual activity with an individual under the supervision of the department but not in custody.