88R6109 MZM-D
By: Goldman H.B. No. 3747
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the criminal penalty for the offense of the
unauthorized reproduction, purchase, use, or sale of a temporary
tag.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 503.067(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A person may not produce, [or] reproduce, or possess a
temporary tag or an item represented to be a temporary tag for the
purpose of distributing the tag to someone other than a dealer or
converter.
SECTION 2. Section 503.094(d), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) An offense involving a violation of:
(1) Section 503.067(c) [503.067(b) or (c)] is a Class
C misdemeanor;
(2) Section 503.067(d) is a Class A misdemeanor;
(3) [Section 503.067(a) is a state jail felony; and
[(4)] Section 503.067(c) [503.067(b), (c),] or (d) is
a state jail felony if the person who committed the offense
criminally conspired to engage in organized criminal activity; and
(4) Section 503.067(a) or (b) is a felony of the third
degree.
SECTION 3. 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 when 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.