83R6197 MAW-F
By: Patrick S.B. No. 1028
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of crafted precious metal dealers;
providing a criminal penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1956.069(a), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) fails to make or permit inspection of a report as
required by Section 1956.062 or 1956.063;
(2) violates Section 1956.0612 or 1956.064;
(3) fails to obtain or retain a statement as required
by Section 1956.066;
(4) fails to file a registration statement as required
by Section 1956.067; [or]
(5) purchases an object in violation of Section
1956.068; or
(6) fails to obtain a license or permit issued by a
municipality if the license or permit is required by a municipal
ordinance.
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
governed by the law in effect on the date 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, 2013.