84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 923, Chapter 848 Page: 1 of 6
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Chapter 848
S.B. No. 923
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the prosecution of the offense of obstruction or
3 retaliation; creating a criminal offense.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. Article 38.49(e), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
6 amended to read as follows:
7 (e) A conviction for an offense under Section 36.05 or
8 36.06(a) [3-3.4-1, Penal Code, creates a presumption of forfeiture
9 by wrongdoing under this article.
10 SECTION 2. Section 36.06, Penal Code, is amended to read as
11 follows:
12 Sec. 36.06. OBSTRUCTION OR RETALIATION. (a) A person
13 commits an offense if the person [e] intentionally or knowingly
14 harms or threatens to harm another by an unlawful act:
15 (1) in retaliation for or on account of the service or16 status of another as a:
17 (A) public servant, witness, prospective
18 witness, or informant; or
19 (B) person who has reported or who the actor
20 knows intends to report the occurrence of a crime; or
21 (2) to prevent or delay the service of another as a:
22 . (A) public servant, witness, prospective
23 witness, or informant; or
24 (B) person who has reported or who the actor1
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 923, Chapter 848, legislative document, June 17, 2015; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth704766/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.