Texas Penal Code - Section 32.47. Fraudulent Destruction, Removal, Or Concealment Of Writing
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§ 32.47. FRAUDULENT DESTRUCTION, REMOVAL, OR CONCEALMENT
OF WRITING. (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to
defraud or harm another, he destroys, removes, conceals, alters,
substitutes, or otherwise impairs the verity, legibility, or
availability of a writing, other than a governmental record.
(b) For purposes of this section, "writing" includes:
(1) printing or any other method of recording
information;
(2) money, coins, tokens, stamps, seals, credit cards,
badges, trademarks;
(3) symbols of value, right, privilege, or
identification; and
(4) universal product codes, labels, price tags, or
markings on goods.
(c) Except as provided in Subsection (d), an offense under
this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) An offense under this section is a state jail felony if
the writing:
(1) is a will or codicil of another, whether or not the
maker is alive or dead and whether or not it has been admitted to
probate; or
(2) is a deed, mortgage, deed of trust, security
instrument, security agreement, or other writing for which the law
provides public recording or filing, whether or not the writing has
been acknowledged.
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1994; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 21, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Section: 32.41 32.42 32.43 32.44 32.441 32.45 32.46 32.47 32.48 32.49 32.50 32.51 32.52 33.01 33.02
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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