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TX Penal Code § 33.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 33 - Computer Crimes|Section 33.024. Unlawful Decryption

Sec. 33.024.  UNLAWFUL DECRYPTION.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally decrypts encrypted private information through deception and without a legitimate business purpose.(b)  Subject to Subsections (b-1) and (b-2), an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(b-1)  Subject to Subsection (b-2), if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant acted with the intent to defraud or harm another, an offense under this section is:(1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the aggregate amount involved is less than $100 or cannot be determined;(2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the aggregate amount involved is $100 or more but less than $750;(3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the aggregate amount involved is $750 or more but less than $2,500;(4)  a state jail felony if the value of the aggregate amount involved is $2,500 or more but less than $30,000;(5)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the aggregate amount involved is $30,000 or more but less than $150,000;(6)  a felony of the second degree if the value of the aggregate amount involved is $150,000 or more but less than $300,000; and(7)  a felony of the first degree if the value of the aggregate amount involved is $300,000 or more.(b-2)  If it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant knowingly decrypted privileged information, an offense under this section is:(1)  a state jail felony if the value of the aggregate amount involved is less than $2,500;(2)  a felony of the third degree if:(A)  the value of the aggregate amount involved is $2,500 or more but less than $30,000; or(B)  a client or patient of a victim suffered harm attributable to the offense;(3)  a felony of the second degree if:(A)  the value of the aggregate amount involved is $30,000 or more but less than $150,000; or(B)  a client or patient of a victim suffered bodily injury attributable to the offense; and(4)  a felony of the first degree if:(A)  the value of the aggregate amount involved is $150,000 or more; or(B)  a client or patient of a victim suffered serious bodily injury or death attributable to the offense.(c)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor's conduct was pursuant to an agreement entered into with the owner for the purpose of:(1)  assessing or maintaining the security of the information or of a computer, computer network, or computer system; or(2)  providing other services related to security.(d)  A person who is subject to prosecution under this section and any other section of this code may be prosecuted under either or both sections.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 684 (H.B. 9), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Penal Code § 33.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 33 - Computer Crimes|Section 33.03. Defenses

For text of section as amended by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 684 (H.B. 9), Sec. 4, see other Sec. 33.03.Sec. 33.03.  DEFENSES.  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Section 33.02 or 33.022 that the actor was an officer, employee, or agent of a communication common carrier or electric utility and committed the proscribed act or acts in the course of employment while engaged in an activity that is a necessary incident to the rendition of service or to the protection of the rights or property of the communication common carrier or electric utility.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 33.04 and amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 684 (H.B. 9), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 3.18, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Penal Code § 33.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 33 - Computer Crimes|Section 33.04. Assistance by Attorney General

Sec. 33.04.  ASSISTANCE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  The attorney general, if requested to do so by a prosecuting attorney, may assist the prosecuting attorney in the investigation or prosecution of an offense under this chapter or of any other offense involving the use of a computer.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 33.05 by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 33.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 33 - Computer Crimes|Section 33.05. Tampering With Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machine

Sec. 33.05.  TAMPERING WITH DIRECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Direct recording electronic voting machine" has the meaning assigned by Section 121.003, Election Code.(2)  "Measure" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.005, Election Code.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly accesses a computer, computer network, computer program, computer software, or computer system that is a part of a voting system that uses direct recording electronic voting machines and by means of that access:(1)  prevents a person from lawfully casting a vote;(2)  changes a lawfully cast vote;(3)  prevents a lawfully cast vote from being counted; or(4)  causes a vote that was not lawfully cast to be counted.(c)  An offense under this section does not require that the votes as affected by the person's actions described by Subsection (b) actually be the votes used in the official determination of the outcome of the election.(d)  An offense under this section is a felony of the first degree.(e)  Notwithstanding Section 15.01(d), an offense under Section 15.01(a) is a felony of the third degree if the offense the actor intends to commit is an offense under this section.(f)  With the consent of the appropriate local county or district attorney, the attorney general has concurrent jurisdiction with that consenting local prosecutor to investigate or prosecute an offense under this section.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 470 (H.B. 56), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 503 (S.B. 927), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Penal Code § 33.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 33 - Computer Crimes|Section 33.07. Online Impersonation

Sec. 33.07.  ONLINE IMPERSONATION.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person, without obtaining the other person's consent and with the intent to harm, defraud, intimidate, or threaten any person, uses the name or persona of another person to:(1)  create a web page on a commercial social networking site or other Internet website; or(2)  post or send one or more messages on or through a commercial social networking site or other Internet website, other than on or through an electronic mail program or message board program.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person sends an electronic mail, instant message, text message, or similar communication that references a name, domain address, phone number, or other item of identifying information belonging to any person:(1)  without obtaining the other person's consent;(2)  with the intent to cause a recipient of the communication to reasonably believe that the other person authorized or transmitted the communication; and(3)  with the intent to harm or defraud any person.(c)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the third degree.  An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the actor commits the offense with the intent to solicit a response by emergency personnel.(d)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.(e)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor is any of the following entities or that the actor's conduct consisted solely of action taken as an employee of any of the following entities:(1)  a commercial social networking site;(2)  an Internet service provider;(3)  an interactive computer service, as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 230;(4)  a telecommunications provider, as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or(5)  a video service provider or cable service provider, as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code.(f)  In this section:(1)  "Commercial social networking site" means any business, organization, or other similar entity operating a website that permits persons to become registered users for the purpose of establishing personal relationships with other users through direct or real-time communication with other users or the creation of web pages or profiles available to the public or to other users.  The term does not include an electronic mail program or a message board program.(2)  "Identifying information" has the meaning assigned by Section 32.51.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 911 (H.B. 2003), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 282 (H.B. 1666), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 282 (H.B. 1666), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Penal Code § 33A.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 33A - Telecommunications Crimes|Section 33A.02. Unauthorized Use of Telecommunications Service

Sec. 33A.02.  UNAUTHORIZED USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person is an officer, shareholder, partner, employee, agent, or independent contractor of a telecommunications service provider and the person knowingly and without authority uses or diverts telecommunications service for the person's own benefit or to the benefit of another.(b)  An offense under this section is:(1)  a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the telecommunications service used or diverted is less than $500;(2)  a Class A misdemeanor if:(A)  the value of the telecommunications service used or diverted is $500 or more but less than $1,500;  or(B)  the value of the telecommunications service used or diverted is less than $500 and the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this chapter;(3)  a state jail felony if:(A)  the value of the telecommunications service used or diverted is $1,500 or more but less than $20,000;  or(B)  the value of the telecommunications service used or diverted is less than $1,500 and the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times of an offense under this chapter;(4)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the telecommunications service used or diverted is $20,000 or more but less than $100,000;(5)  a felony of the second degree if the value of the telecommunications service used or diverted is $100,000 or more but less than $200,000;  or(6)  a felony of the first degree if the value of the telecommunications service used or diverted is $200,000 or more.(c)  When telecommunications service is used or diverted in violation of this section pursuant to one scheme or continuing course of conduct, whether or not in a single incident, the conduct may be considered as one offense and the values of the service used or diverted may be aggregated in determining the grade of the offense.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 306, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Penal Code § 33A.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 33A - Telecommunications Crimes|Section 33A.03. Manufacture, Possession, or Delivery of Unlawful Telecommunications Device

Sec. 33A.03.  MANUFACTURE, POSSESSION, OR DELIVERY OF UNLAWFUL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person manufactures, possesses, delivers, offers to deliver, or advertises:(1)  a counterfeit telecommunications device;  or(2)  a telecommunications device that is intended to be used to:(A)  commit an offense under Section 33A.04;  or(B)  conceal the existence or place of origin or destination of a telecommunications service.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person delivers, offers to deliver, or advertises plans, instructions, or materials for manufacture of:(1)  a counterfeit telecommunications device;  or(2)  a telecommunications device that is intended to be used to commit an offense under Subsection (a).(c)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.(d)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person was an officer, agent, or employee of a telecommunications service provider who engaged in the conduct for the purpose of gathering information for a law enforcement investigation related to an offense under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 306, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Penal Code § 33A.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 33A - Telecommunications Crimes|Section 33A.04. Theft of Telecommunications Service

Sec. 33A.04.  THEFT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly obtains or attempts to obtain telecommunications service to avoid or cause another person to avoid a lawful charge for that service by using:(1)  a telecommunications access device without the authority or consent of the subscriber or lawful holder of the device or pursuant to an agreement for an exchange of value with the subscriber or lawful holder of the device to allow another person to use the device;(2)  a counterfeit telecommunications access device;(3)  a telecommunications device or counterfeit telecommunications device;  or(4)  a fraudulent or deceptive scheme, pretense, method, or conspiracy, or other device or means, including a false, altered, or stolen identification.(b)  An offense under this section is:(1)  a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the telecommunications service obtained or attempted to be obtained is less than $500;(2)  a Class A misdemeanor if:(A)  the value of the telecommunications service obtained or attempted to be obtained is $500 or more but less than $1,500;  or(B)  the value of the telecommunications service obtained or attempted to be obtained is less than $500 and the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this chapter;(3)  a state jail felony if:(A)  the value of the telecommunications service obtained or attempted to be obtained is $1,500 or more but less than $20,000;  or(B)  the value of the telecommunications service obtained or attempted to be obtained is less than $1,500 and the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times of an offense under this chapter;(4)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the telecommunications service obtained or attempted to be obtained is $20,000 or more but less than $100,000;(5)  a felony of the second degree if the value of the telecommunications service obtained or attempted to be obtained is $100,000 or more but less than $200,000;  or(6)  a felony of the first degree if the value of the telecommunications service obtained or attempted to be obtained is $200,000 or more.(c)  When telecommunications service is obtained or attempted to be obtained in violation of this section pursuant to one scheme or continuing course of conduct, whether or not in a single incident, the conduct may be considered as one offense and the values of the service obtained or attempted to be obtained may be aggregated in determining the grade of the offense.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 306, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Penal Code § 33A.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 33A - Telecommunications Crimes|Section 33A.05. Publication of Telecommunications Access Device

Sec. 33A.05.  PUBLICATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS DEVICE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person with criminal negligence publishes a telecommunications access device or counterfeit telecommunications access device that is designed to be used to commit an offense under Section 33A.04.(b)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the person has been previously convicted of an offense under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 306, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Penal Code § 33A.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 33A - Telecommunications Crimes|Section 33A.051. False Caller Identification Information Display

Sec. 33A.051.  FALSE CALLER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION DISPLAY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person, with the intent to defraud or cause harm, makes a call or engages in any other conduct using any type of technology that results in the display on another person's telecommunications device of data that misrepresents the actor's identity or telephone number.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a conviction for an offense under this section may not be used for enhancement purposes under any other section of this chapter.(d)  It is a defense to prosecution that the actor:(1)  blocked caller identification information;(2)  was a peace officer or federal law enforcement officer lawfully discharging an official duty;(3)  was an officer, agent, or employee of a federal intelligence or security agency lawfully discharging an official duty;(4)  was an officer, agent, or employee of a telecommunications service provider who was:(A)  acting in the provider's capacity as an intermediary for the transmission of telephone service, a Voice over Internet Protocol transmission, or another type of telecommunications transmission between the caller and the recipient;(B)  providing or configuring a service or service feature as requested by a customer;(C)  acting in a manner that is authorized or required by other law; or(D)  engaging in other conduct that is a necessary incident to the provision of service; or(5)  was a private investigator licensed under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, lawfully conducting an investigation.(e)  For the purposes of this section, "telecommunications service provider" means a:(1)  telecommunications provider, as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or(2)  provider of telecommunications service, advanced communications services, or information service, as those terms are defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 153.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1355 (H.B. 101), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Penal Code § 33A.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 33A - Telecommunications Crimes|Section 33A.06. Assistance by Attorney General

Sec. 33A.06.  ASSISTANCE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  The attorney general, if requested to do so by a prosecuting attorney, may assist the prosecuting attorney in the investigation or prosecution of an offense under this chapter or of any other offense involving the use of telecommunications equipment, services, or devices.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 306, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Penal Code § 34.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 34 - Money Laundering|Section 34.01. Definitions

Sec. 34.01.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Criminal activity" means any offense, including any preparatory offense, that is:(A)  classified as a felony under the laws of this state or the United States;  or(B)  punishable by confinement for more than one year under the laws of another state.(2)  "Funds" includes:(A)  coin or paper money of the United States or any other country that is designated as legal tender and that circulates and is customarily used and accepted as a medium of exchange in the country of issue;(B)  United States silver certificates, United States Treasury notes, and Federal Reserve System notes;(C)  an official foreign bank note that is customarily used and accepted as a medium of exchange in a foreign country and a foreign bank draft; and(D)  currency or its equivalent, including an electronic fund, a personal check, a bank check, a traveler's check, a money order, a bearer negotiable instrument, a bearer investment security, a bearer security, a certificate of stock in a form that allows title to pass on delivery, a stored value card as defined by Section 604.001, Business & Commerce Code, or a digital currency.(3)  "Financial institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 32.01. (4)  "Proceeds" means funds acquired or derived directly or indirectly from, produced through, realized through, or used in the commission of:(A)  an act; or(B)  conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 151.7032, Tax Code.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 761, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1162 (H.B. 3376), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 68 (S.B. 934), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1357 (S.B. 1451), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 957 (S.B. 207), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Penal Code § 34.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 34 - Money Laundering|Section 34.021. Protection From Civil Liability

Sec. 34.021.  PROTECTION FROM CIVIL LIABILITY.  Notwithstanding Section 1.03(c), a financial institution or an agent of the financial institution acting in a manner described by Section 34.02(c) is not liable for civil damages to a person who:(1)  claims an ownership interest in funds involved in an offense under Section 34.02; or(2)  conducts with the financial institution or an insurer, as defined by Article 1.02, Insurance Code, a transaction concerning funds involved in an offense under Section 34.02.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1162 (H.B. 3376), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Penal Code § 34.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 34 - Money Laundering|Section 34.03. Assistance by Attorney General

Sec. 34.03.  ASSISTANCE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  The attorney general, if requested to do so by a prosecuting attorney, may assist in the prosecution of an offense under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 761, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Penal Code § 35.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 35 - Insurance Fraud|Section 35.01. Definitions

Sec. 35.01.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Insurance policy" means a written instrument in which is provided the terms of any certificate of insurance, binder of coverage, contract of insurance, benefit plan, nonprofit hospital service plan, motor club service plan, surety bond, cash bond, or any other alternative to insurance authorized by Chapter 601, Transportation Code.  The term includes any instrument authorized to be regulated by the Texas Department of Insurance.(2)   "Insurer" has the meaning assigned by Article 1.02, Insurance Code.(3)  "Statement" means an oral or written communication or a record or documented representation of fact made to an insurer.  The term includes computer-generated information.(4)  "Value of the claim" means the total dollar amount of a claim for payment under an insurance policy or, as applicable, the value of the claim determined under Section 35.025.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.830, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.541, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1162 (H.B. 3376), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|