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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 involving |
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graffiti. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.08(b), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an offense under |
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this section is: |
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(1) a Class B misdemeanor if the amount of pecuniary |
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loss is less than $300 [$500]; |
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(2) a Class A misdemeanor if the amount of pecuniary |
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loss is $300 [$500] or more but less than $1,500; |
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(3) a state jail felony if the amount of pecuniary loss |
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is $1,500 or more but less than $20,000; |
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(4) a felony of the third degree if the amount of |
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pecuniary loss is $20,000 or more but less than $100,000; |
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(5) a felony of the second degree if the amount of |
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pecuniary loss is $100,000 or more but less than $200,000; or |
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(6) a felony of the first degree if the amount of |
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pecuniary loss is $200,000 or more. |
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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, 2009. |