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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 part of an electronic monitoring program |
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under Article 42.035, Code of Criminal Procedure, or as a condition |
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of community supervision, parole, mandatory supervision, or |
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release on bail commits an offense if the person knowingly removes |
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or disables a tracking device that the person is required to wear to |
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enable the electronic monitoring of the person's location. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony, |
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except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the |
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person is in the super-intensive supervision program described by |
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Section 508.317(d), Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |