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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of the offense of criminal trespass. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 30.05(a), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person [he] enters or |
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remains on or in property, including a recreational vehicle park or |
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an aircraft or other vehicle, of another without effective consent |
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or the person [he] enters or remains in a building of another |
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without effective consent and the person [he]: |
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(1) had notice that the entry was forbidden; or |
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(2) received notice to depart but failed to do so. |
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SECTION 2. Section 30.05(b), Penal Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (8) to read as follows: |
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(8) "Recreational vehicle park" means a tract of land |
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that has rental spaces for two or more recreational vehicles, as |
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defined by Section 522.004, Transportation Code. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only to |
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an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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For 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. 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |