Texas Penal Code

§ 31.03 — THEFT

PE § 31.03Title 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY · Ch. 31. THEFT

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(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.

(c)For purposes of Subsection (b):

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 304 (H.B. 1766), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (H.B. 1282), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 105 (H.B. 1466), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 139 (S.B. 1163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (H.B. 348), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 903 (H.B. 671), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 903 (H.B. 671), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3097), Sec. 3J.01, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 120 (S.B. 887), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 120 (S.B. 887), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 323 (H.B. 2482), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1234 (S.B. 694), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1251 (H.B. 1396), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 338 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 338 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 269 (S.B. 224), Sec. 2.02, eff. May 29, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 269 (S.B. 224), Sec. 2.03, eff. May 29, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 1646), Sec. 1.04, eff. May 30, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 9 (H.B. 20), Sec. 3.01, eff. December 4, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 9 (H.B. 20), Sec. 3.02, eff. December 4, 2025.