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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or |
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possession of credit card or debit card information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 13, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 13.292 to read as follows: |
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Art. 13.292. FRAUDULENT USE OR POSSESSION OF CREDIT CARD OR |
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DEBIT CARD INFORMATION. An offense under Section 32.315, Penal |
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Code, may be prosecuted in any county in which the offense was |
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committed or in the county of residence for any person whose credit |
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card or debit card information was unlawfully obtained, possessed, |
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transferred, or used by the defendant. |
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SECTION 2. Article 38.19(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This article applies to the trial of an offense under |
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any of the following sections of the Penal Code: |
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(1) Section 32.21 (Forgery); |
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(2) Section 32.31 (Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse); |
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[or] |
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(3) Section 32.51 (Fraudulent Use or Possession of |
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Identifying Information); or |
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(4) Section 32.315 (Fraudulent Use or Possession of |
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Credit Card or Debit Card Information). |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a criminal proceeding that commences on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A criminal proceeding that commenced before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the proceeding commenced, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |