Bill Text: TX SB1103 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Relating to the venue for prosecution of certain theft offenses.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [SB1103 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-SB1103-Comm_Sub.html
 
 
  By: Carona S.B. No. 1103
 
  (Carter, Davis of Dallas, Zedler, Rodriguez,
 
  Christian, et al.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the venue for prosecution of certain theft offenses.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subsection (a), Article 13.08, Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Where property is stolen in one county and removed [by
  the offender] to another county, the offender may be prosecuted
  either in the county in which [where he took] the property was
  stolen or in any other county through or into which the property was
  [he may have] removed [the same].
         SECTION 2.  This Act applies only to a criminal case in which
  the indictment, information, or complaint is presented to the court
  on or after the effective date of this Act.  A criminal case in which
  the indictment, information, or complaint was presented to the
  court before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law
  in effect when the indictment, information, or complaint was
  presented, and the former law is continued in effect for that
  purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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