86R11988 MAW-F
By: West S.B. No. 1684
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the punishment for the offense of forgery relating to a
writing of a metal recycling entity.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 32.21, Penal Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (e-2) and adding Subsection (e-3) to read as
follows:
(e-2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
an offense under this section is a state jail felony if the writing
is or purports to be a check, authorization to debit an account at a
financial institution, or similar sight order issued by a metal
recycling entity as defined by Section 1956.001, Occupations Code,
regardless of the value of any property or service obtained or
sought to be obtained.
(e-3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
an offense under this section, other than an offense described for
purposes of punishment by Subsection (e-1)(7) or (e-2), is
increased to the next higher category of offense if it is shown on
the trial of the offense that the offense was committed against an
elderly individual as defined by Section 22.04.
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, 2019.