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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the venue for certain crimes regarding insurance fraud. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 13, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 13.33 to read as follows: |
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Art. 13.33. INSURANCE FRAUD. An offense under Chapter 35, |
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Penal Code, may be prosecuted in: |
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(1) the county where the offense was committed, |
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(2) any county in which a defendant: |
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(A) had control or possession of: |
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(i) any proceeds of the offense; or |
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(ii) any document, record, or property used |
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in furtherance of the offense; or |
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(B) made any statement in furtherance of the |
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offense; or |
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(3) the county in which a prosecution may be brought |
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under Section 85.051, Insurance Code, if applicable. |
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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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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense was committed before that |
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date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |