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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the criminal penalty for the offense of the |
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unauthorized reproduction, purchase, use, or sale of a temporary |
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tag. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 503.067(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person may not produce, [or] reproduce, or possess a |
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temporary tag or an item represented to be a temporary tag for the |
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purpose of distributing the tag to someone other than a dealer or |
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converter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 503.094(d), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) An offense involving a violation of: |
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(1) Section 503.067(c) [503.067(b) or (c)] is a Class |
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C misdemeanor; |
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(2) Section 503.067(d) is a Class A misdemeanor; |
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(3) [Section 503.067(a) is a state jail felony; and |
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[(4)] Section 503.067(c) [503.067(b), (c),] or (d) is |
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a state jail felony if the person who committed the offense |
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criminally conspired to engage in organized criminal activity; and |
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(4) Section 503.067(a) or (b) is a felony of the third |
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degree. |
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SECTION 3. 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 when the offense was committed, and |
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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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |