Texas Penal Code - Section 35.03. Aggregation And Multiple Offenses
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§ 35.03. AGGREGATION AND MULTIPLE OFFENSES. (a) When
separate claims in violation of this chapter are communicated to an
insurer or group of insurers pursuant to one scheme or continuing
course of conduct, the conduct may be considered as one offense and
the value of the claims aggregated in determining the
classification of the offense. If claims are aggregated under this
subsection, Subsection (b) shall not apply.
(b) When three or more separate claims in violation of this
chapter are communicated to an insurer or group of insurers
pursuant to one scheme or continuing course of conduct, the conduct
may be considered as one offense, and the classification of the
offense shall be one category higher than the most serious single
offense proven from the separate claims, except that if the most
serious offense is a felony of the first degree, the offense is a
felony of the first degree. This subsection shall not be applied if
claims are aggregated under Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 621, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Section: 34.02 34.021 34.03 35.01 35.015 35.02 35.025 35.03 35.04 33A.01 33A.02 33A.03 33A.04 33A.05 33A.06
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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