SENATE BILL 437 |
SENATE AUTHOR: Staples |
EFFECTIVE: 09-01-01 |
HOUSE SPONSOR: Allen |
Senate Bill 437 amends the Penal Code to make it an offense for a person to secure the performance of a service by agreeing to provide compensation and, after the service is rendered, fail to make payment after receiving notice demanding payment. The bill amends the offense of false statement to obtain property or credit by varying the penalty for the offense by the value of the property or amount of credit obtained.