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      88(R) HB 1442 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
      
            H.B.  No.  1442
         
               AN ACT
            
            relating to the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving a 
         
            reckless driving exhibition or racing on a highway and to the 
         
            forfeiture of contraband as a result of a reckless driving 
         
            exhibition.
         
                          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         
                          SECTION  1.    Article 59.01(2), Code of Criminal Procedure, is 
         
            amended to read as follows:
         
                                      (2)    "Contraband" means property of any nature, 
         
            including real, personal, tangible, or intangible, that is:
         
                                                  (A)    used in the commission of:
         
                                                              (i)    any first or second degree felony under 
         
            the Penal Code;
         
                                                              (ii)    any felony under Section 15.031(b), 
         
            21.11, or 38.04 or Chapter 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 33A, or 35, Penal 
         
            Code;
         
                                                              (iii)    any felony under Chapter 43, Penal 
         
            Code, except as provided by Paragraph (B);
         
                                                              (iv)    any felony under The Securities Act 
         
            (Title 12, Government Code); or
         
                                                              (v)    any offense under Chapter 49, Penal 
         
            Code, that is punishable as a felony of the third degree or state 
         
            jail felony, if the defendant has been previously convicted three 
         
            times of an offense under that chapter;
         
                                                  (B)    used or intended to be used in the commission 
         
            of:
         
                                                              (i)    any felony under Chapter 481, Health 
         
            and Safety Code (Texas Controlled Substances Act);
         
                                                              (ii)    any felony under Chapter 483, Health 
         
            and Safety Code;
         
                                                              (iii)    a felony under Chapter 151, Finance 
         
            Code;
         
                                                              (iv)    any felony under Chapter 20A or 34, 
         
            Penal Code;
         
                                                              (v)    a Class A misdemeanor under Subchapter 
         
            B, Chapter 365, Health and Safety Code, if the defendant has been 
         
            previously convicted twice of an offense under that subchapter;
         
                                                              (vi)    any felony under Chapter 32, Human 
         
            Resources Code, or Chapter 31, 32, 35A, or 37, Penal Code, that 
         
            involves a health care program, as defined by Section 35A.01, Penal 
         
            Code;
         
                                                              (vii)    a Class B misdemeanor under Chapter 
         
            522, Business & Commerce Code;
         
                                                              (viii)    a Class A misdemeanor under Section 
         
            306.051, Business & Commerce Code;
         
                                                              (ix)    any offense under Section 42.10, Penal 
         
            Code;
         
                                                              (x)    any offense under Section 46.06(a)(1) 
         
            or 46.14, Penal Code;
         
                                                              (xi)    any offense under Chapter 71, Penal 
         
            Code;
         
                                                              (xii)    any offense under Section 20.05, 
         
            20.06, 20.07, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code;
         
                                                              (xiii)    an offense under Section 326.002, 
         
            Business & Commerce Code; [or]
         
                                                              (xiv)    [a Class A misdemeanor or] any 
         
            offense  [felony] under Section 545.420, Transportation Code[, 
         
            other than a Class A misdemeanor that is classified as a Class A 
         
            misdemeanor based solely on conduct constituting a violation of 
         
            Subsection (e)(2)(B) of that section]; or
         
                                                              (xv)    any offense punishable under Section 
         
            42.03(d) or (e), Penal Code;
         
Statutes affected: 
Introduced: Penal Code 20.05, Penal Code 71.02 (Penal Code 71, Penal Code 20)
House Committee Report: Penal Code 20.05, Penal Code 71.02 (Penal Code 71, Penal Code 20)
Engrossed: Penal Code 20.05, Penal Code 71.02 (Penal Code 71, Penal Code 20)
Senate Committee Report: Penal Code 20.05, Penal Code 71.02 (Penal Code 71, Penal Code 20)
Enrolled: Penal Code 20.05, Penal Code 71.02 (Penal Code 71, Penal Code 20)




	AN ACT
	relating to the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving a
	reckless driving exhibition or racing on a highway and to the
	forfeiture of contraband as a result of a reckless driving
	exhibition.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Article 59.01(2), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(2) "Contraband" means property of any nature,
	including real, personal, tangible, or intangible, that is:
	(A) used in the commission of:
	(i) any first or second degree felony under
	the Penal Code;
	(ii) any felony under Section 15.031(b),
	21.11, or 38.04 or Chapter 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 33A, or 35, Penal
	Code;
	(iii) any felony under Chapter 43, Penal
	Code, except as provided by Paragraph (B);
	(iv) any felony under The Securities Act
	(Title 12, Government Code); or
	(v) any offense under Chapter 49, Penal
	Code, that is punishable as a felony of the third degree or state
	jail felony, if the defendant has been previously convicted three
	times of an offense under that chapter;
	(B) used or intended to be used in the commission
	of:
	(i) any felony under Chapter 481, Health
	and Safety Code (Texas Controlled Substances Act);
	(ii) any felony under Chapter 483, Health
	and Safety Code;
	(iii) a felony under Chapter 151, Finance
	Code;
	(iv) any felony under Chapter 20A or 34,
	Penal Code;
	(v) a Class A misdemeanor under Subchapter
	B, Chapter 365, Health and Safety Code, if the defendant has been
	previously convicted twice of an offense under that subchapter;
	(vi) any felony under Chapter 32, Human
	Resources Code, or Chapter 31, 32, 35A, or 37, Penal Code, that
	involves a health care program, as defined by Section 35A.01, Penal
	Code;
	(vii) a Class B misdemeanor under Chapter
	522, Business & Commerce Code;
	(viii) a Class A misdemeanor under Section
	306.051, Business & Commerce Code;
	(ix) any offense under Section 42.10, Penal
	Code;
	(x) any offense under Section 46.06(a)(1)
	or 46.14, Penal Code;
	(xi) any offense under Chapter 71, Penal
	Code;
	(xii) any offense under Section 20.05,
	20.06, 20.07, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code;
	(xiii) an offense under Section 326.002,
	Business & Commerce Code; [or]
	(xiv) [~~a Class A misdemeanor or~~] any
	offense [~~felony~~] under Section 545.420, Transportation Code[,
	~~other than a Class A misdemeanor that is classified as a Class A~~
	~~misdemeanor based solely on conduct constituting a violation of~~
	~~Subsection (e)(2)(B) of that section~~]; or
	(xv) any offense punishable under Section
	42.03(d) or (e), Penal Code;
	Statutes affected: Introduced: Penal Code 20.05, Penal Code 71.02 (Penal Code 71, Penal Code 20) House Committee Report: Penal Code 20.05, Penal Code 71.02 (Penal Code 71, Penal Code 20) Engrossed: Penal Code 20.05, Penal Code 71.02 (Penal Code 71, Penal Code 20) Senate Committee Report: Penal Code 20.05, Penal Code 71.02 (Penal Code 71, Penal Code 20) Enrolled: Penal Code 20.05, Penal Code 71.02 (Penal Code 71, Penal Code 20)