Bill Text: TX HB3747 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the criminal penalty for the offense of the unauthorized reproduction, purchase, use, sale, or possession of a temporary tag; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-09 - Referred to Transportation [HB3747 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB3747-Engrossed.html
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By: Goldman | H.B. No. 3747 |
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relating to the criminal penalty for the offense of the | ||
unauthorized reproduction, purchase, use, sale, or possession of a | ||
temporary tag; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal | ||
penalties. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 503.067, Transportation | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 503.067. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION, PURCHASE, USE, | ||
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SECTION 2. Section 503.067, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: | ||
(a-1) A person may not possess an unauthorized temporary | ||
tag. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 503.094(d), Transportation Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(d) An offense involving a violation of: | ||
(1) Section 503.067(c) [ |
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C misdemeanor; | ||
(2) Section 503.067(a-1) or (b) [ |
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Class A misdemeanor; | ||
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state jail felony if the person who committed the offense | ||
criminally conspired to engage in organized criminal activity; and | ||
(4) Section 503.067(a) or (d) is a felony of the third | ||
degree. | ||
SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is | ||
governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and | ||
the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For | ||
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the | ||
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred | ||
before that date. | ||
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |