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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with an |
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electronic monitoring device. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 38, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 38.112 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.112. TAMPERING WITH ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE. |
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(a) A person who is required to submit to electronic monitoring of |
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the person's location as a condition of release on parole or to |
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mandatory supervision commits an offense if the person knowingly |
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removes or disables a tracking device that the person is required to |
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wear to enable the electronic monitoring of the person's location. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor |
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except that the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if the person: |
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(1) is required as a condition of release on parole or |
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to mandatory supervision to report to a parole officer as defined by |
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Section 508.001, Government Code; and |
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(2) after removing or disabling the tracking device, |
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knowingly fails to report as required on two consecutive occasions. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |