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2025 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
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TX Penal Code § 31.15 (2025)
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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(a) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 323, Sec. 4, eff.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.
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