Bill Text: TX SB1684 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the punishment for the offense of forgery relating to a writing of a metal recycling entity.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-14 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB1684 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1684-Introduced.html
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By: West | S.B. No. 1684 |
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relating to the punishment for the offense of forgery relating to a | ||
writing of a metal recycling entity. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 32.21, Penal Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsection (e-2) and adding Subsection (e-3) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(e-2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, | ||
an offense under this section is a state jail felony if the writing | ||
is or purports to be a check, authorization to debit an account at a | ||
financial institution, or similar sight order issued by a metal | ||
recycling entity as defined by Section 1956.001, Occupations Code, | ||
regardless of the value of any property or service obtained or | ||
sought to be obtained. | ||
(e-3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, | ||
an offense under this section, other than an offense described for | ||
purposes of punishment by Subsection (e-1)(7) or (e-2), is | ||
increased to the next higher category of offense if it is shown on | ||
the trial of the offense that the offense was committed against an | ||
elderly individual as defined by Section 22.04. | ||
SECTION 2. 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 on the date 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |