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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the penalty for the fraudulent use or possession of |
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identifying information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.51(c), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third |
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degree [state jail felony]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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For the purposes of this section, an offense was committed before |
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the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense |
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occurred before that date. An offense committed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the |
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offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |