Tex. Penal Code § 31.15 · Chapter 31. THEFT
POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE, OR DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS USED TO COMMIT RETAIL THEFT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 323, Sec. 4, eff.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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
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.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.31.htm
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- Composed by
- 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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