S.B. No. 1820
AN ACT
relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of
impersonating a public servant.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 37.11(a), Penal Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(a) A person commits an offense if the person [he]:
(1) impersonates a public servant with intent to
induce another to submit to the person's [his] pretended official
authority or to rely on the person's [his] pretended official acts;
or
(2) knowingly purports to exercise, without legal
authority, any function of a public servant or of a public office,
including that of a judge and court[, and the position or office
through which he purports to exercise a function of a public servant
or public office has no lawful existence under the constitution or
laws of this state or of the United States].
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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1820 passed the Senate on
April 17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1820 passed the House on
May 14, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 1, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor