By Staples S.B. No. 1313 77R7527 JMC-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the creation of the offense of failing to report the 1-3 commission of a felony. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 38, Penal Code, is amended by adding 1-6 Section 38.18 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 38.18. FAILURE TO REPORT FELONY. (a) A person who is 1-8 14 years of age or older commits an offense if the actor: 1-9 (1) observes the commission of a felony under 1-10 circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that an 1-11 offense of a serious nature had been committed; 1-12 (2) fails to immediately report the commission of the 1-13 offense to a peace officer or law enforcement agency; and 1-14 (3) could immediately report the commission of the 1-15 offense without placing the actor in danger of suffering serious 1-16 bodily injury or death. 1-17 (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. 1-18 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.