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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. Section 29.01, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subdivision (3) to read as follows: |
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(3) "Credit services organization" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 393.001, Finance Code. |
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SECTION 2. 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) targets or observes the other person withdrawing |
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money from an automated teller machine, bank, credit union, or |
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credit services organization; and |
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(2) subsequently physically follows the other person |
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or causes any person to physically follow the other person. |
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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 or 29.03. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |