85R6430 MEW-D
By: Shaheen H.B. No. 1686
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the punishment for the offense of fraudulent
destruction, removal, or concealment of a writing that is attached
to tangible property.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 32.47, Penal Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
follows:
(c) Except as provided by [in] Subsection (d), an offense
under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, provided that the
writing is not attached to tangible property to indicate the price
for the sale of that property.
(e) If at the time of the offense the writing was attached to
tangible property to indicate the price for the sale of that
property, an offense under this section is:
(1) a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the property
is less than $100;
(2) a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the property
is $100 or more but less than $750;
(3) a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the property
is $750 or more but less than $2,500;
(4) a state jail felony if the value of the property is
$2,500 or more but less than $30,000;
(5) a felony of the third degree if the value of the
property is $30,000 or more but less than $150,000;
(6) a felony of the second degree if the value of the
property is $150,000 or more but less than $300,000; or
(7) a felony of the first degree if the value of the
property is $300,000 or more.
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, 2017.