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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the punishment for certain behavior constituting |
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disorderly conduct; increasing 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 42.01(d), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor, |
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except that the offense is a Class B misdemeanor if the offense is |
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committed under: |
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(1) Subsection (a)(5) and it is shown on the trial of |
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the offense that: |
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(A) the actor made the unreasonable noise: |
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(i) during the nine-hour period occurring |
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between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.; and |
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(ii) after receiving notice of a complaint |
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regarding a previous noise made by the actor during the same period |
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described by Subparagraph (i); and |
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(B) the previous noise was unreasonable; or |
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(2) [unless committed under] Subsection (a)(7) or |
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(a)(8)[, in which event it is a Class B misdemeanor]. |
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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, 2017. |