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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of the offense of interference with |
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public duties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.15, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsections (d-1) and (d-2) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) Except as provided by Subsection (d-2), in a |
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prosecution for an offense under Subsection (a)(1), there is a |
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rebuttable presumption that the actor interferes with a peace |
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officer if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the actor |
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intentionally disseminated the home address, home telephone |
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number, emergency contact information, or social security number of |
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the officer or a family member of the officer or any other |
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information that is specifically described by Section 552.117(a), |
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Government Code. |
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(d-2) The presumption in Subsection (d-1) does not apply to |
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information disseminated by: |
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(1) a radio or television station that holds a license |
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issued by the Federal Communications Commission; or |
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(2) a newspaper that is: |
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(A) a free newspaper of general circulation or |
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qualified to publish legal notices; |
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(B) published at least once a week; and |
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(C) available and of interest to the general |
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public. |
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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, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1061 was passed by the House on April |
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23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 3, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1061 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |