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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inclusion of licenses and similar documents issued |
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by certain foreign governments in the criminal offense of tampering |
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with a governmental record. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.01(2), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(2) "Governmental record" means: |
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(A) anything belonging to, received by, or kept |
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by government for information, including a court record; |
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(B) anything required by law to be kept by others |
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for information of government; |
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(C) a license, certificate, permit, seal, title, |
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letter of patent, or similar document issued by government, by |
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another state, [or] by the United States, or by a foreign government |
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engaged in a reciprocal treaty or memorandum of understanding with |
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the United States; |
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(D) a standard proof of motor vehicle liability |
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insurance form described by Section 601.081, Transportation Code, a |
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certificate of an insurance company described by Section 601.083 of |
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that code, a document purporting to be such a form or certificate |
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that is not issued by an insurer authorized to write motor vehicle |
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liability insurance in this state, an electronic submission in a |
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form described by Section 502.046(i), Transportation Code, or an |
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evidence of financial responsibility described by Section 601.053 |
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of that code; |
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(E) an official ballot or other election record; |
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or |
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(F) the written documentation a mobile food unit |
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is required to obtain under Section 437.0074, Health and Safety |
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Code. |
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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, 2023. |