81R2712 MCK-D
By: Nelson S.B. No. 285
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the punishment for violating certain orders requiring
the removal of the alleged perpetrator from the home of an abused
child.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 262.1015(h), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(h) A person commits an offense if, in violation of a court
order under this section, the person returns to the residence of the
child the person is alleged to have abused. An offense under this
subsection is a [Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a]
felony of the third degree [if the person has previously been
convicted under this subsection].
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section
262.1015(h), Family Code, applies only to an offense committed on
or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed
before the effective date of this Act is covered by the law in
effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is
continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section,
an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if
any element of the offense occurred before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.