Texas Penal Code
§ 33A.04 — THEFT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
PE § 33A.04Title 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY · Ch. 33A. TELECOMMUNICATIONS CRIMES
Statute text
View on source(a)A person commits an offense if the person knowingly obtains or attempts to obtain telecommunications service to avoid or cause another person to avoid a lawful charge for that service by using:
(1)a telecommunications access device without the authority or consent of the subscriber or lawful holder of the device or pursuant to an agreement for an exchange of value with the subscriber or lawful holder of the device to allow another person to use the device;
(2)a counterfeit telecommunications access device;
(3)a telecommunications device or counterfeit telecommunications device; or
(4)a fraudulent or deceptive scheme, pretense, method, or conspiracy, or other device or means, including a false, altered, or stolen identification.
(b)An offense under this section is:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 306, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.