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AN ACT
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relating to the statute of limitations for a misdemeanor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 12.02, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 12.02. MISDEMEANORS. (a) An indictment or |
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information for any Class A or Class B misdemeanor may be presented |
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within two years from the date of the commission of the offense, and |
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not afterward. |
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(b) A complaint or information for any Class C misdemeanor |
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may be presented within two years from the date of the commission of |
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the offense, and not afterward. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by Article 12.02, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, as amended by this Act, does not apply to an |
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offense if the prosecution of that offense became barred by |
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limitation before the effective date of this Act. The prosecution |
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of that offense remains barred as if this Act had not taken effect. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 410 passed the Senate on |
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April 30, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 410 passed the House on |
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May 25, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |