Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 13A.251 · Subchapter F. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY
THEFT; ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT; CARGO THEFT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An offense involving property that is stolen in one county and removed to another county may be prosecuted in any county:
(1) in which the property was stolen; or
(2) through or into which the property was removed.
(a-1) An offense involving theft of intangible personal property may be prosecuted in the county:
(1) in which the person whose property was unlawfully appropriated resides;
(2) in which the defendant is apprehended; or
(3) to which the defendant is extradited.
(b) An offense under Section 31.16 or 31.18, Penal Code, may be prosecuted in any county in which an underlying theft could have been prosecuted as a separate offense.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 737 (H.B. 2594), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.13A.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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