TO: | Honorable Aaron Pena, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1997 by Gonzalez Toureilles (Relating to the creation of the offense of unlawful transport of an illegal alien. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The bill would amend the Penal Code by creating the offense of unlawful transport of an illegal alien punishable as a state jail felony except that it would be punishable as a felony of the third degree if committed for pecuniary benefit or if there is substantial likelihood that the illegal alien will suffer bodily injury.
A state jail felony is punishable by confinement in a state jail for any term of not more than two years or less than 180 days, or, in addition to confinement, a fine not to exceed $10,000.
A felony of the third degree is punishable by imprisonment in the institutional division for any term of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years, or, in addition to confinement, a fine not to exceed $10,000.
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LBB Staff: | JOB, TM
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