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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to assault against certain family members. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 22.01(c) of the Penal Code is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(2) or (3) is a Class C |
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misdemeanor, except that the offense is: |
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(1) a Class A misdemeanor if the offense is committed |
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under Subsection (a)(3) against an elderly individual or disabled |
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individual, as those terms are defined by Section 22.04; or |
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(2) a Class B misdemeanor if the offense is committed |
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by a person who is not a sports participant against a person the |
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actor knows is a sports participant either: |
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(A) while the participant is performing duties or |
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responsibilities in the participant's capacity as a sports |
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participant; or |
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(B) in retaliation for or on account of the |
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participant's performance of a duty or responsibility within the |
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participant's capacity as a sports participant. |
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(3) a class A misdemeanor if the offense is committed |
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under Subsection (a)(3) against a person whose relationship to or |
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association with the defendant is described by Section 71.0021(b), |
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71.003, or 71.005, Family Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |