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Tex. Penal Code § 31.15 — Possession, manufacture, or distribution of certain instruments used to commit retail theft

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 31: THEFT, Texas Penal Code.

Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 31.15

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Penal Code § 31.15Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 323, Sec. 4, eff.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.

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