TAMIU Annual Security and Fire Safety Report 2023

56 TEXAS DEFINITION OF CONSENT - Consent is defined in the Texas Penal Code, Section 1.07(11) as assent in fact, whether express or apparent. Without consent is also defined in the Texas Penal Code, Section 22.011(b) within the definition of sexual assault. INSTITUTIONAL DEFINITION OF CONSENT - TAMUS Regulation 08.01.01, Civil Rights Compliance. A clear, voluntary and ongoing agreement to engage in a specific sexual act. Persons need not verbalize their consent to engage in a sexual act for there to be permission. Permission to engage in a sexual act may be indicated through physical actions rather than words. A person who was asleep or mentally or physically incapacitated, either through the effect of drugs or alcohol or for any other reason, or whose agreement was made under duress or by threat, coercion, or force, cannot give consent. The institutional definition of consent is used for any cases related to Title IX and VAWA offenses. FEDERAL CLERY ACT DEFINITIONS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DATING VIOLENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT STALKING

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