Bill Text: TX HB1083 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 1083 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the venue for prosecution of certain computer crimes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-23 - Left pending in committee [HB1083 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB1083-Introduced.html

	83R3648 MAW-D

	By: Dukes	H.B. No. 1083



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the venue for prosecution of certain computer crimes.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Article 13.25(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) An offense under Chapter 33, Penal Code, may be
	prosecuted in:
	(1) the county of the principal place of business of
	the owner or lessee of a computer, computer network, or computer
	system involved in the offense;
	(2) any county in which a defendant had control or
	possession of:
	(A) any proceeds of the offense; or
	(B) any books, records, documents, property,
	negotiable instruments, computer programs, or other material used
	in furtherance of the offense; [or]
	(3) any county from which, to which, or through which
	access to a computer, computer network, computer program, or
	computer system was made in violation of Chapter 33, whether by
	wires, electromagnetic waves, microwaves, or any other means of
	communication; or
	(4) any county in which an individual who is a victim
	of the offense resides.
	SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a criminal case in which
	the indictment, information, or complaint is presented to the court
	on or after the effective date of this Act. A criminal case in which
	the indictment, information, or complaint was presented to the
	court before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law
	in effect when the indictment, information, or complaint was
	presented, and the former law is continued in effect for that
	purpose.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.