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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the unauthorized use of an alcoholic beverage permit or |
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license; 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 11.05, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.05. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF PERMIT. (a) A [No] |
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permittee may not consent to or allow the use or display of the |
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permittee's [his] permit by a person other than the person to whom |
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the permit was issued. |
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(b) A person commits an offense if the person is a party to, |
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or is directly or indirectly interested in or connected with, the |
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unauthorized use of a permit as prohibited by the provisions of this |
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code. An offense under this subsection is a state jail felony. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 61, Alcoholic Beverage |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 61.16 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.16. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF LICENSE. (a) A licensee may |
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not consent to or allow the use or display of the licensee's license |
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by a person other than the person to whom the license was issued. |
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(b) A person commits an offense if the person is a party to, |
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or is directly or indirectly interested in or connected with, the |
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unauthorized use of a license as prohibited by the provisions of |
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this code. An offense under this subsection is a state jail felony. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |