Tex. Penal Code § 29.04
This is the official text of Tex. Penal Code § 29.04, part of Texas’s Penal Code — defines crimes and punishments in Texas.
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§ 29.04. JUGGING.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to commit theft of another person's money, the person:
(1) knowingly travels from a commercial business or financial institution, as defined by Section 201.101, Finance Code, on the same path or route as another person without substantially deviating from that path or route; and
(2) is in possession of two or more criminal instruments, as defined by Section 16.01.
(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony, except that the offense is:
(1) a felony of the third degree if, during the commission of the offense, the actor commits an offense under Section 30.04; or
(2) a felony of the first degree if, during the commission of the offense, the actor commits an offense under Section 29.02.
(c) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section or under both sections.
(1) knowingly travels from a commercial business or financial institution, as defined by Section 201.101, Finance Code, on the same path or route as another person without substantially deviating from that path or route; and
(2) is in possession of two or more criminal instruments, as defined by Section 16.01.
(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony, except that the offense is:
(1) a felony of the third degree if, during the commission of the offense, the actor commits an offense under Section 30.04; or
(2) a felony of the first degree if, during the commission of the offense, the actor commits an offense under Section 29.02.
(c) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section or under both sections.
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