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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution and punishment of offenses regarding |
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the management of certain funds delivered to a crime stoppers |
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organization. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 414.010, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 414.010. PAYMENTS FROM DEFENDANTS ON COMMUNITY |
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SUPERVISION; REWARD REPAYMENTS; OFFENSES. |
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SECTION 2. Section 414.010, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows: |
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(e) A person who recklessly violates Subsection (a) by using |
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more than 20 percent of the money annually received to pay costs |
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incurred in administering the organization commits an offense that |
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is a Class B misdemeanor. |
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(f) A person who knowingly fails to establish an account |
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under Subsection (b) commits an offense that is a Class A |
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misdemeanor. |
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(g) A person who knowingly fails to return unexpended money |
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to the comptroller under Subsection (c) commits an offense that is a |
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felony of the third degree unless the amount of the unexpended money |
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is more than $100,000, in which event the offense is a felony of the |
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second degree. |
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(h) For the purposes of prosecution of an offense under |
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Subsection (e), interest earned on funds and paid to administer an |
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organization as permitted by Subsection (d) may not be used to |
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calculate whether the actor committed the offense. |
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SECTION 3. 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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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense is committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs |
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before the effective date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |