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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of and penalties for certain offenses that |
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take place at or involve an attempt to cross an international |
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border. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Penal Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 12.50 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.50. PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES COMMITTED ON |
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INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE. An offense under Section 31.07, 46.02, or |
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46.05 is a felony of the second degree if the person who committed |
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the offense was, at the time the offense was committed, traveling on |
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an international bridge toward Mexico. |
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SECTION 2. Section 38.05, Penal Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (d) and |
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(e), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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(e) An offense under this section is a felony of the second |
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degree if the person who harbored or concealed another, provided |
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another with a means of avoiding arrest or effecting an escape, or |
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warned another of discovery or apprehension had the intent to |
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transport the other person across an international boundary. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 46, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 46.14 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 46.14. UNLAWFUL TRANSPORTATION OF CURRENCY. (a) A |
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person commits an offense if the person, with the intent to evade a |
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currency reporting requirement under 31 U.S.C. Section 5316 while |
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traveling on an international bridge toward Mexico, knowingly |
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conceals more than $10,000 in currency or other monetary |
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instruments on the person or in any conveyance, article of luggage, |
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merchandise, or other container. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second |
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degree. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after September 1, 2009. An offense |
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committed before September 1, 2009, is governed by the law in effect |
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when the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense |
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was committed before September 1, 2009, if any element of the |
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offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |