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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of the offense of impersonating a |
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public servant. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.11(a), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person [he]: |
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(1) impersonates a public servant with intent to |
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induce another to submit to the person's [his] pretended official |
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authority or to rely on the person's [his] pretended official acts; |
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[or] |
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(2) knowingly purports to exercise any function of a |
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public servant or of a public office, including that of a judge and |
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court, and the position or office through which the person [he] |
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purports to exercise a function of a public servant or public office |
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has no lawful existence under the constitution or laws of this state |
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or of the United States; or |
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(3) while serving as mediator or arbitrator, knowingly |
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represents to another person that the actor is or was a member of |
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the judiciary of this state, any other state, or the United States |
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or uses any of the titles "judge," "justice," or "honorable," if the |
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actor was not previously elected or appointed to be a member of the |
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judiciary of this state, any other state, or the United States. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |