78R4019 KCR-D
By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 384
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a defense to prosecution for the offenses of perjury and
aggravated perjury in certain circumstances.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 37, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Section 37.051 to read as follows:
Sec. 37.051. ASSERTION OF INNOCENCE. It is a defense to
prosecution under Section 37.02 (Perjury) and Section 37.03
(Aggravated Perjury) that the alleged false statement is a
statement:
(1) asserting the actor's innocence of a criminal
charge; or
(2) denying the grounds for revocation of the actor's
bail, community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
(b) The change in law made by this Act applies only to the
prosecution of an offense committed on or after September 1, 2003.
The prosecution of an offense committed before September 1, 2003,
is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and
the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.