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Chapter 537
S.B. No. 323
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the offense of female genital mutilation.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
4 SECTION 1. Section 167.001, Health and Safety Code, is
5 amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to
6 read as follows:
7 (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
8 (1) knowingly circumcises, excises, or infibulates
9 any part of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of another
10 person who is younger than 18 years of age;
11 (2) is a parent or legal guardian of another person who
12 is younger than 18 years of age and knowingly consents to or permits
13 an act described by Subdivision (1) to be performed on that person;
14 or
15 (3) knowingly transports or facilitates the
16 transportation of another person who is younger than 18 years of age
17 within this state or from this state for the purpose of having an
18 act described by Subdivision (1) performed on that person.
19 (d) It is not a defense to prosecution under this section
20 that:
21 (1) the person on whom the circumcision, excision, or
22 infibulation was performed or was to be performed, or another
23 person authorized to consent to medical treatment of that person,
24 including that person's parent or legal guardian, consented to the1:
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 323, Chapter 537, legislative document, June 9, 2017; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1049971/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.