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Chapter 497 H.B. No. 1344 1 AN ACT 2 relating to certain defenses to prosecution for the offense of 3 sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 5 SECTION 1. Section 43.24, Penal Code, is amended by 6 amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as 7 follows: 8 (c) It is an affirmative [a] defense to prosecution under 9 this section that [+ 10 [-()] the sale, distribution, or exhibition was by a 11 person having scientific, educational, governmental, or other 12 similar justification [t-e 13 [-24 -- aldcrbainorhbtowAt 14 15 ee.ee]. 16 (c-1) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that 17 the actor was the spouse of the minor at the time of the offense. 18 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only 19 to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. 20 An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is 21 governed by the law in effect at the time the offense was committed, 22 and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For 23 purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the 24 effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1344, Chapter 497,
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June 17, 2011;
[Austin, Texas].
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