It’s true. According to Penal Code 22.06, if two parties agree to a physical fight then they’re allowed to get handsy.
KSAT reached out to the San Antonio Police Department to get more insight on the mutual combat law and a spokesperson for the department said “mutual combat is just a fight and during that fight, if someone introduces a weapon that’s when use of force laws enter in.”KSAT asked about the potential that two people consent to a fight and then one person wants to press charges after and the SAPD spokesperson said “they are not able to do it.
“Homicide will not file a case on mutual combat just because one party wants to — as well as the fact that mutual combat is a Class C Misdemeanor and handled by the municipal court. In which most cases, if one party goes to press charges, the court files on both parties,” the spokesperson said.Here is the full text of Texas Penal Code 22.06:
Sec. 22.06. CONSENT AS DEFENSE TO ASSAULTIVE CONDUCT. 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
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