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| 1 | 1 | 82R3642 AJZ-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Raymond H.B. No. 595 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the punishment prescribed for false identification as a | |
| 8 | 8 | peace officer. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 37.12(e), Penal Code, is amended to read | |
| 11 | 11 | as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (e) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, | |
| 13 | 13 | except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the | |
| 14 | 14 | person committed the offense with the intent to commit another | |
| 15 | 15 | felony. | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | |
| 17 | 17 | to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 18 | 18 | An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is | |
| 19 | 19 | covered by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, | |
| 20 | 20 | and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For | |
| 21 | 21 | purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the | |
| 22 | 22 | effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred | |
| 23 | 23 | before that date. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |