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Definition of Theft (Short Version) – Texas Penal Code

By Jamie Spencer on September 6, 2006
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§ 31.03. THEFT.

 

(a) A person commits an offense if he unlawfully appropriates property with intent to deprive the owner of property.

 

(b)  Appropriation of property is unlawful if:   

                            

            (1)  it is without the owner’s effective consent; 

                    

            (2)  the property is stolen and the actor appropriates the property knowing it was stolen by another;  or

 

            (3)  property in the custody of any law enforcement agency was explicitly represented by any law enforcement agent to the actor as being stolen and the actor appropriates the property believing it was stolen by another.

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    Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer
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    Jaime Spencer
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