| Old | New | Differences | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 86R3104 JRR-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Menéndez S.B. No. 222 | |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the creation of the criminal offense of mail theft. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Chapter 31, Penal Code, is amended by adding | |
| 10 | 10 | Section 31.20 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 31.20. MAIL THEFT. (a) In this section, "mail" means | |
| 12 | 12 | a letter, postal card, package, bag, or other sealed article sent | |
| 13 | 13 | through a common carrier and addressed to a person other than the | |
| 14 | 14 | sender. | |
| 15 | 15 | (b) A person commits an offense if, without the effective | |
| 16 | 16 | consent of the applicable addressee and with the intent to deprive | |
| 17 | 17 | that addressee of the mail, the person appropriates pieces of mail | |
| 18 | 18 | that, in the aggregate, are addressed to at least three persons | |
| 19 | 19 | other than the actor. | |
| 20 | 20 | (c) An offense under this section is: | |
| 21 | 21 | (1) a state jail felony if 10 or fewer pieces of mail | |
| 22 | 22 | are appropriated; | |
| 23 | 23 | (2) a felony of the third degree if more than 10 but | |
| 24 | 24 | fewer than 50 pieces of mail are appropriated; or | |
| 25 | 25 | (3) a felony of the second degree if 50 or more pieces | |
| 26 | 26 | of mail are appropriated. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |