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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of crafted precious metal dealers; |
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providing a criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1956.069(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person: |
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(1) fails to make or permit inspection of a report as |
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required by Section 1956.062 or 1956.063; |
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(2) violates Section 1956.0612 or 1956.064; |
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(3) fails to obtain or retain a statement as required |
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by Section 1956.066; |
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(4) fails to file a registration statement as required |
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by Section 1956.067; [or] |
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(5) purchases an object in violation of Section |
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1956.068; or |
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(6) fails to obtain a license or permit issued by a |
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municipality if the license or permit is required by a municipal |
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ordinance. |
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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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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |