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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the criminal offense of making a false report to a peace |
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officer, federal special investigator, law enforcement employee, |
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corrections officer, or jailer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 37.08, Penal Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.08. FALSE REPORT TO PEACE OFFICER, FEDERAL SPECIAL |
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INVESTIGATOR, [OR] LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEE, CORRECTIONS OFFICER, |
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OR JAILER. |
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SECTION 2. Section 37.08(a), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to deceive, |
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he knowingly makes a false statement that is material to a criminal |
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investigation and makes the statement to: |
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(1) a peace officer or federal special investigator |
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conducting the investigation; [or] |
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(2) any employee of a law enforcement agency that is |
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authorized by the agency to conduct the investigation and that the |
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actor knows is conducting the investigation; or |
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(3) a corrections officer or jailer. |
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SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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