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House Bill 460 |
House Author: Miller et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
Senate Sponsor: Hegar |
House Bill 460 amends the Penal Code to add obtaining, possessing, transferring, or using, with the intent to harm or defraud another and without legal authorization, an item of identifying information of a deceased natural person, including a stillborn infant or fetus, to the list of actions that constitute the offense of fraudulent use or possession of a person's identifying information. The bill restructures the punishment scheme for the offense to enhance punishment based on the number of items possessed. Punishment ranges from a state jail felony for less than five items to a first degree felony for 50 items or more.