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Tex. Penal Code § 34.01 — Definitions
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 34: MONEY LAUNDERING, Texas Penal Code.
Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 34.01
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.
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.
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