88(R) SB 1551 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of failure to |
 
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identify; creating a criminal offense. |
 
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             BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
 
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             SECTION  1.    Section 38.02, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
 
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Subsections (b-1), (b-2), (d-1), and (f) and amending Subsection |
 
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(c) to read as follows: |
 
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             (b-1)    A person commits an offense if the person: |
 
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                         (1)    is an operator of a motor vehicle, as defined by |
 
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Section 32.34, who is lawfully detained by a peace officer for an |
 
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alleged violation of a law; |
 
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                         (2)    fails to provide or display the person's driver's |
 
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license on the officer's request for the license; and |
 
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                         (3)    intentionally refuses to give the person's name, |
 
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driver's license number, residence address, or date of birth to the |
 
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peace officer on the officer's request for that information. |
 
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             (b-2)    For purposes of Subsection (b-1)(3), giving a peace |
 
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officer a residence address that is different from the address |
 
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associated with the person's driver's license does not constitute a |
 
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refusal to give the person's residence address in violation of that |
 
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provision if the address given to the officer is the person's actual |
 
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residence address. |
 
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             (c)    Except as provided by Subsections [Subsections] (d) and |
 
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(d-1)  [and (e)], an offense under this section is: |
 
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                         (1)    a Class C misdemeanor if the offense is committed |
 
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under Subsection (a) or (b-1); or |
 
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                         (2)    a Class B misdemeanor if the offense is committed |
 
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under Subsection (b). |
 
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             (d-1)    An offense under Subsection (b-1) is a Class B |
 
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misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the |
 
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actor gave a false or fictitious name to the peace officer during |
 
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the commission of the offense. |
 
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             (f)    Subject to Subsection (e), if conduct that constitutes |
 
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an offense under Subsection (b-1) also constitutes an offense under |
 
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any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under that subsection, |
 
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the other law, or both. |
 
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             SECTION  2.    This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
 
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     President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House           |
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             I hereby certify that S.B.  No.  1551 passed the Senate on |
 
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April  19,  2023, by the following vote:    Yeas  30, Nays  1. |
 
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Secretary of the Senate         |
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             I hereby certify that S.B.  No.  1551 passed the House on |
 
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May  19,  2023, by the following vote:    Yeas  133, Nays  10, |
 
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two  present  not  voting. |
 
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Chief Clerk of the House       |
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Approved: |
 
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                   Governor |