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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of the attorney general to |
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prosecute the offense of barratry and solicitation of professional |
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employment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.12, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) The attorney general has concurrent jurisdiction with |
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the appropriate local county or district attorney to prosecute an |
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offense under this section. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to the |
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prosecution of an offense committed on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. The prosecution of an offense committed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense |
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is committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of |
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the offense occurs before the effective date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |