82R8556 JSC-D
By: Miles H.B. No. 1471
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the penalty prescribed for official oppression.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 39.03, Penal Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
follows:
(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor
unless the person:
(1) causes bodily injury to another, in which event it
is a felony of the third degree; or
(2) causes serious bodily injury to another, in which
event it is a felony of the second degree.
(e) If conduct constituting an offense under this section
also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the
actor may be prosecuted under either section or both sections.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act 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, 2011.