TO: | Honorable Aaron Pena, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1097 by Whitmire (Relating to the penalties for the offense of criminal trespass.), As Engrossed |
The bill would amend the Penal Code to change the penalties for the offense of criminal trespass. Under current statute, trespassing in another person's vehicle or in a building is a Class B misdemeanor. The proposed change in statute would change trespassing in a vehicle or building to a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown at trial that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense of burglary or criminal trespass, in which case the offense would be a Class B misdemeanor.
A Class C misdemeanor is punishable by a fine not to exceed $500. A Class B misdemeanor is punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,000, confinement in county jail for up to 180 days, or both.
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LBB Staff: | JOB, ES, DB
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