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| 1 | 1 | 86R1307 JCG-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Miles S.B. No. 183 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to a defense to prosecution for the criminal offense of | |
| 8 | 8 | theft of service. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 31.04, Penal Code, is amended by adding | |
| 11 | 11 | Subsection (h) to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (h) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(3) | |
| 13 | 13 | that the written rental agreement described by that subsection is a | |
| 14 | 14 | rental-purchase agreement. For purposes of this subsection, | |
| 15 | 15 | "rental-purchase agreement" means an agreement under which an | |
| 16 | 16 | individual may use personal property for personal, family, or | |
| 17 | 17 | household purposes for an initial rental period and that: | |
| 18 | 18 | (1) is automatically renewable with each payment after | |
| 19 | 19 | the initial rental period; and | |
| 20 | 20 | (2) permits the individual to become the owner of the | |
| 21 | 21 | property. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an | |
| 23 | 23 | offense committed before, on, or after the effective date of this | |
| 24 | 24 | Act. However, a final conviction for an offense under Section | |
| 25 | 25 | 31.04, Penal Code, that exists on the effective date of this Act | |
| 26 | 26 | remains unaffected by this Act. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |