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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of improper |
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sexual activity with a person in custody; increasing a criminal |
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penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.04(b), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class A |
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misdemeanor. An offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a [state jail |
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felony, except that an offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a] felony |
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of the second degree [if the offense is committed against: |
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[(1) an individual in the custody of the Texas Juvenile |
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Justice Department or placed in a juvenile facility; or |
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[(2) a juvenile offender detained in or committed to a |
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correctional facility]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |