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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 jugging. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 29, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 29.04 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.04. JUGGING. (a) A person commits an offense if, |
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with the intent to commit theft of another person's money, the |
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person: |
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(1) knowingly travels from a commercial business or |
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financial institution, as defined by Section 201.101, Finance Code, |
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on the same path or route as another person without substantially |
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deviating from that path or route; and |
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(2) is in possession of two or more criminal |
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instruments, as defined by Section 16.01. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony, |
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except that the offense is: |
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(1) a felony of the third degree if, during the |
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commission of the offense, the actor commits an offense under |
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Section 30.04; or |
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(2) a felony of the first degree if, during the |
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commission of the offense, the actor commits an offense under |
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Section 29.02. |
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(c) If conduct constituting an offense under this section |
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also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the |
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actor may be prosecuted under either section or under both |
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sections. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |