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TX Penal Code § 30.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 30 - Burglary and Criminal Trespass|Section 30.03. Burglary of Coin-Operated or Coin Collection Machines

Sec. 30.03.  BURGLARY OF COIN-OPERATED OR COIN COLLECTION MACHINES.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, he breaks or enters into any coin-operated machine, coin collection machine, or other coin-operated or coin collection receptacle, contrivance, apparatus, or equipment used for the purpose of providing lawful amusement, sales of goods, services, or other valuable things, or telecommunications with intent to obtain property or services.(b)  For purposes of this section, "entry" includes every kind of entry except one made with the effective consent of the owner.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 30.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 30 - Burglary and Criminal Trespass|Section 30.04. Burglary of Vehicles

Sec. 30.04.  BURGLARY OF VEHICLES.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, he breaks into or enters a vehicle or any part of a vehicle with intent to commit any felony or theft.(b)  For purposes of this section, "enter" means to intrude:(1)  any part of the body;  or(2)  any physical object connected with the body.(c)  For purposes of this section, a container or trailer carried on a rail car is a part of the rail car.(d)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that:(1)  the offense is a Class A misdemeanor with a minimum term of confinement of six months if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section;(2)  the offense is a state jail felony if:(A)  it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times of an offense under this section; or(B)  the vehicle or part of the vehicle broken into or entered is a rail car; and(3)  the offense is a felony of the third degree if:(A)  the vehicle broken into or entered is owned or operated by a wholesale distributor of prescription drugs; and(B)  the actor breaks into or enters that vehicle with the intent to commit theft of a controlled substance.(d-1)  For the purposes of Subsection (d), a defendant has been previously convicted under this section if the defendant was adjudged guilty of the offense or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere in return for a grant of deferred adjudication, regardless of whether the sentence for the offense was ever imposed or whether the sentence was probated and the defendant was subsequently discharged from community supervision.(e)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor entered a rail car or any part of a rail car and was at that time an employee or a representative of employees exercising a right under the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.).|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 916, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 308 (H.B. 1887), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 338 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Penal Code § 31.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 31 - Theft|Section 31.02. Consolidation of Theft Offenses

Sec. 31.02.  CONSOLIDATION OF THEFT OFFENSES.  Theft as defined in Section 31.03 constitutes a single offense superseding the separate offenses previously known as theft, theft by false pretext, conversion by a bailee, theft from the person, shoplifting, acquisition of property by threat, swindling, swindling by worthless check, embezzlement, extortion, receiving or concealing embezzled property, and receiving or concealing stolen property.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 31.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 31 - Theft|Section 31.05. Theft of Trade Secrets

Sec. 31.05.  THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS.  (a)  For purposes of this section:(1)  "Article" means any object, material, device, or substance or any copy thereof, including a writing, recording, drawing, sample, specimen, prototype, model, photograph, microorganism, blueprint, or map.(2)  "Copy" means a facsimile, replica, photograph, or other reproduction of an article or a note, drawing, or sketch made of or from an article.(3)  "Representing" means describing, depicting, containing, constituting, reflecting, or recording.(4)  "Trade secret" means the whole or any part of any scientific or technical information, design, process, procedure, formula, or improvement that has value and that the owner has taken measures to prevent from becoming available to persons other than those selected by the owner to have access for limited purposes.(b)  A person commits an offense if, without the owner's effective consent, he knowingly:(1)  steals a trade secret;(2)  makes a copy of an article representing a trade secret;  or(3)  communicates or transmits a trade secret.(c)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 31.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 31 - Theft|Section 31.07. Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle

Sec. 31.07.  UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A VEHICLE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly operates another's boat, airplane, or motor-propelled vehicle without the effective consent of the owner.(b)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 31.08 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 31 - Theft|Section 31.08. Value

Sec. 31.08.  VALUE.  (a)  Subject to the additional criteria of Subsections (b) and (c), value under this chapter is:(1)  the fair market value of the property or service at the time and place of the offense;  or(2)  if the fair market value of the property cannot be ascertained, the cost of replacing the property within a reasonable time after the theft.(b)  The value of documents, other than those having a readily ascertainable market value, is:(1)  the amount due and collectible at maturity less that part which has been satisfied, if the document constitutes evidence of a debt;  or(2)  the greatest amount of economic loss that the owner might reasonably suffer by virtue of loss of the document, if the document is other than evidence of a debt.(c)  If property or service has value that cannot be reasonably ascertained by the criteria set forth in Subsections (a) and (b), the property or service is deemed to have a value of $750 or more but less than $2,500.(d)  If the actor proves by a preponderance of the evidence that he gave consideration for or had a legal interest in the property or service stolen, the amount of the consideration or the value of the interest so proven shall be deducted from the value of the property or service ascertained under Subsection (a), (b), or (c) to determine value for purposes of this chapter.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2920, ch. 497, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1251 (H.B. 1396), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Penal Code § 31.09 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 31 - Theft|Section 31.09. Aggregation of Amounts Involved in Theft

Sec. 31.09.  AGGREGATION OF AMOUNTS INVOLVED IN THEFT.  When amounts are obtained in violation of this chapter pursuant to one scheme or continuing course of conduct, whether from the same or several sources, the conduct may be considered as one offense and the amounts aggregated in determining the grade of the offense.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 31.10 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 31 - Theft|Section 31.10. Actor's Interest in Property

Sec. 31.10.  ACTOR'S INTEREST IN PROPERTY.  It is no defense to prosecution under this chapter that the actor has an interest in the property or service stolen if another person has the right of exclusive possession of the property.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.|
TX Penal Code § 31.11 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 31 - Theft|Section 31.11. Tampering With Identification Numbers

Sec. 31.11.  TAMPERING WITH IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person:(1)  knowingly or intentionally removes, alters, or obliterates the serial number or other permanent identification marking on tangible personal property;  or(2)  possesses, sells, or offers for sale tangible personal property and:(A)  the actor knows that the serial number or other permanent identification marking has been removed, altered, or obliterated;  or(B)  a reasonable person in the position of the actor would have known that the serial number or other permanent identification marking has been removed, altered, or obliterated.(b)  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person was:(1)  the owner or acting with the effective consent of the owner of the property involved;(2)  a peace officer acting in the actual discharge of official duties; or(3)  acting with respect to a number assigned to a vehicle by the Texas Department of Transportation or the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, as applicable, and the person was:(A)  in the actual discharge of official duties as an employee or agent of the department; or(B)  in full compliance with the rules of the department as an applicant for an assigned number approved by the department.(c)  Property involved in a violation of this section may be treated as stolen for purposes of custody and disposition of the property.(d)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(e)  In this section, "vehicle" has the meaning given by Section 541.201, Transportation Code.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 417, ch. 191, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4525, ch. 741, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 113, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.239, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3097), Sec. 3J.02, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Penal Code § 31.13 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 31 - Theft|Section 31.13. Manufacture, Distribution, or Advertisement of Multichannel Video or Information Services Device

Sec. 31.13.  MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, OR ADVERTISEMENT OF MULTICHANNEL VIDEO OR INFORMATION SERVICES DEVICE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person for remuneration intentionally or knowingly manufactures, assembles, modifies, imports into the state, exports out of the state, distributes, advertises, or offers for sale, with an intent to aid in the commission of an offense under Section 31.12, a device, a kit or part for a device, or a plan for a system of components wholly or partly designed to make intelligible an encrypted, encoded, scrambled, or other nonstandard signal carried or caused by a multichannel video or information services provider.(b)  In this section, "device," "encrypted, encoded, scrambled, or other nonstandard signal," and "multichannel video or information services provider" have the meanings assigned by Section 31.12.(c)  This section does not prohibit the manufacture, distribution, advertisement, offer for sale, or use of satellite receiving antennas that are otherwise permitted by state or federal law.(d)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 318, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 858, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Penal Code § 31.14 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 31 - Theft|Section 31.14. Sale or Lease of Multichannel Video or Information Services Device

Sec. 31.14.  SALE OR LEASE OF MULTICHANNEL VIDEO OR INFORMATION SERVICES DEVICE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly sells or leases, with an intent to aid in the commission of an offense under Section 31.12, a device, a kit or part for a device, or a plan for a system of components wholly or partly designed to make intelligible an encrypted, encoded, scrambled, or other nonstandard signal carried or caused by a multichannel video or information services provider.(b)  In this section, "device," "encrypted, encoded, scrambled, or other nonstandard signal," and "multichannel video or information services provider" have the meanings assigned by Section 31.12.(c)  This section does not prohibit the sale or lease of satellite receiving antennas that are otherwise permitted by state or federal law without providing notice to the comptroller.(d)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 858, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Penal Code § 31.15 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 31 - Theft|Section 31.15. Possession, Manufacture, or Distribution of Certain Instruments Used to Commit Retail Theft

Sec. 31.15.  POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE, OR DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS USED TO COMMIT RETAIL THEFT.(a)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 323, Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.(b)  A person commits an offense if, with the intent to use the instrument to commit theft, the person:(1)  possesses a shielding or deactivation instrument;  or(2)  knowingly manufactures, sells, offers for sale, or otherwise distributes a shielding or deactivation instrument.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 109, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 323 (H.B. 2482), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Penal Code § 31.16 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 31 - Theft|Section 31.16. Organized Retail Theft

Sec. 31.16.  ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 323, Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally conducts, promotes, or facilitates an activity in which the person receives, possesses, conceals, stores, barters, sells, or disposes of:(1)  stolen retail merchandise; or(2)  merchandise explicitly represented to the person as being stolen retail merchandise.(c)  An offense under this section is:(1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the total value of the merchandise involved in the activity is less than $100;(2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the total value of the merchandise involved in the activity is $100 or more but less than $750;(3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the total value of the merchandise involved in the activity is $750 or more but less than $2,500;(4)  a state jail felony if the total value of the merchandise involved in the activity is $2,500 or more but less than $30,000;(5)  a felony of the third degree if the total value of the merchandise involved in the activity is $30,000 or more but less than $150,000;(6)  a felony of the second degree if the total value of the merchandise involved in the activity is $150,000 or more but less than $300,000; or(7)  a felony of the first degree if the total value of the merchandise involved in the activity is $300,000 or more.(d)  An offense described for purposes of punishment by Subsections (c)(1)-(6) is increased to the next higher category of offense if it is shown on the trial of the offense that:(1)  the person organized, supervised, financed, or managed one or more other persons engaged in an activity described by Subsection (b); or(2)  during the commission of the offense, a person engaged in an activity described by Subsection (b) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:(A)  caused a fire exit alarm to sound or otherwise become activated;(B)  deactivated or otherwise prevented a fire exit alarm or retail theft detector from sounding; or(C)  used a shielding or deactivation instrument to prevent or attempt to prevent detection of the offense by a retail theft detector.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 323, Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1274 (H.B. 3584), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 323 (H.B. 2482), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 323 (H.B. 2482), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1251 (H.B. 1396), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Penal Code § 31.17 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 31 - Theft|Section 31.17. Unauthorized Acquisition or Transfer of Certain Financial Information

Sec. 31.17.  UNAUTHORIZED ACQUISITION OR TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Check" has the meaning assigned by Section 3.104, Business & Commerce Code.(2)  "Credit card" and "debit card" have the meanings assigned by Section 32.31.(3)  "Financial sight order or payment card information" means financial information that is:(A)  contained on either side of a check or similar sight order, check card, debit card, or credit card; or(B)  encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of a check card, debit card, or credit card.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person, knowing that the person is not entitled to obtain or possess that financial information:(1)  obtains the financial sight order or payment card information of another by use of an electronic, photographic, visual imaging, recording, or other device capable of accessing, reading, recording, capturing, copying, imaging, scanning, reproducing, or storing in any manner the financial sight order or payment card information; or(2)  transfers to a third party information obtained as described by Subdivision (1).(c)  An offense under Subsection (b)(1) is a Class B misdemeanor.  An offense under Subsection (b)(2) is a Class A misdemeanor.(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 or the other law.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 260 (H.B. 1215), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Penal Code § 31.19 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 31 - Theft|Section 31.19. Theft of Petroleum Product

Sec. 31.19.  THEFT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCT.  (a)  In this section, "petroleum product" means crude oil, natural gas, or condensate.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person unlawfully appropriates a petroleum product with intent to deprive the owner of the petroleum product by:(1)  possessing, removing, delivering, receiving, purchasing, selling, moving, concealing, or transporting the petroleum product; or(2)  making or causing a connection to be made with, or drilling or tapping or causing a hole to be drilled or tapped in, a pipe, pipeline, or tank used to store or transport a petroleum product.(c)  Appropriation of a petroleum product is unlawful if it is without the owner's effective consent.(d)  An offense under this section is:(1)  a state jail felony if the total value of the petroleum product appropriated is less than $10,000;(2)  a felony of the third degree if the total value of the petroleum product appropriated is $10,000 or more but less than $100,000;(3)  a felony of the second degree if the total value of the petroleum product appropriated is $100,000 or more but less than $300,000; or(4)  a felony of the first degree if the total value of the petroleum product appropriated is $300,000 or more.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 46 (S.B. 1871), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Penal Code § 31.20 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 31 - Theft|Section 31.20. Mail Theft

Sec. 31.20.  MAIL THEFT.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Disabled individual" and "elderly individual" have the meanings assigned by Section 22.04.(2)  "Identifying information" has the meaning assigned by Section 32.51.(3)  "Mail" means a letter, postal card, package, bag, or other sealed article that: (A)  is delivered by a common carrier or delivery service and not yet received by the addressee; or(B)  has been left to be collected for delivery by a common carrier or delivery service.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally appropriates mail from another person's mailbox or premises without the effective consent of the addressee and with the intent to deprive that addressee of the mail.(c)  Except as provided by Subsections (d) and (e), an offense under this section is:(1)  a Class A misdemeanor if the mail is appropriated from fewer than 10 addressees;(2)  a state jail felony if the mail is appropriated from at least 10 but fewer than 30 addressees; or(3)  a felony of the third degree if the mail is appropriated from 30 or more addressees.(d)  If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the appropriated mail contained an item of identifying information and the actor committed the offense with the intent to facilitate an offense under Section 32.51, an offense under this section is:(1)  a state jail felony if the mail is appropriated from fewer than 10 addressees;(2)  a felony of the third degree if the mail is appropriated from at least 10 but fewer than 20 addressees;(3)  a felony of the second degree if the mail is appropriated from at least 20 but fewer than 50 addressees; or(4)  a felony of the first degree if the mail is appropriated from 50 or more addressees.(e)  An offense described for purposes of punishment by Subsection (d)(1), (2), or (3) is increased to the next higher category of offense if it is shown on the trial of the offense that at the time of the offense the actor knew or had reason to believe that an addressee from whom the actor appropriated mail was a disabled individual or an elderly individual.(f)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 706 (H.B. 37), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Penal Code § 33.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Penal Code|Title 7 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 33 - Computer Crimes|Section 33.022. Electronic Access Interference

Sec. 33.022.  ELECTRONIC ACCESS INTERFERENCE.  (a)  A person, other than a network provider or online service provider acting for a legitimate business purpose, commits an offense if the person intentionally interrupts or suspends access to a computer system or computer network without the effective consent of the owner.(b)  An offense under this section is a third degree felony.(c)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person acted with the intent to facilitate a lawful seizure or search of, or lawful access to, a computer, computer network, or computer system for a legitimate law enforcement purpose.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 684 (H.B. 9), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|