TITLE: Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses relating to the capturing of images by unmanned aircraft and disposition of those images.

SUMMARY: Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses relating to the capturing of images by unmanned aircraft and disposition of those images.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses relating to the capturing of images by unmanned aircraft and disposition of those images. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 423.003(c) and 423.004(d) and (e), Government Code, are repealed. SECTION 2. 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 on the date 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 3. This Act takes effect December 1, 2017.