Texas Penal Code

§ 31.21 — UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER

PE § 31.21Title 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY · Ch. 31. THEFT

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)intentionally or knowingly possesses a catalytic converter that has been removed from a motor vehicle; and

(2)is not a person who is authorized under Subsection (b) to possess the catalytic converter.

(b)A person is presumed to be authorized to possess a catalytic converter that has been removed from a motor vehicle if the person:

(1)is the owner, as defined by Section 601.002, Transportation Code, of the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was removed; or

(2)possesses the catalytic converter in the ordinary course of the person's business, including in the ordinary course of business of an entity described by Section 1956.123(1), Occupations Code.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 269 (S.B. 224), Sec. 2.04, eff. May 29, 2023.