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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the offense of directing the activities |
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of a criminal street gang. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 71, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 71.023 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 71.023. DIRECTING ACTIVITIES OF A CRIMINAL STREET |
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GANG. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly |
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initiates, organizes, plans, finances, directs, manages, or |
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supervises a criminal street gang or members of a criminal street |
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gang with the intent to benefit, to promote, or to further the |
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interests of the criminal street gang or to increase the person's |
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standing, position, or status in the criminal street gang. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the first |
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degree. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |