Tex. Penal Code § 33A.03
This is the official text of Tex. Penal Code § 33A.03, part of Texas’s Penal Code — defines crimes and punishments in Texas.
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§ 33A.03. MANUFACTURE, POSSESSION, OR DELIVERY OF UNLAWFUL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person manufactures, possesses, delivers, offers to deliver, or advertises:
(1) a counterfeit telecommunications device; or
(2) a telecommunications device that is intended to be used to:
(A) commit an offense under Section 33A.04; or
(B) conceal the existence or place of origin or destination of a telecommunications service.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person delivers, offers to deliver, or advertises plans, instructions, or materials for manufacture of:
(1) a counterfeit telecommunications device; or
(2) a telecommunications device that is intended to be used to commit an offense under Subsection (a).
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
(d) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person was an officer, agent, or employee of a telecommunications service provider who engaged in the conduct for the purpose of gathering information for a law enforcement investigation related to an offense under this chapter.
(1) a counterfeit telecommunications device; or
(2) a telecommunications device that is intended to be used to:
(A) commit an offense under Section 33A.04; or
(B) conceal the existence or place of origin or destination of a telecommunications service.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person delivers, offers to deliver, or advertises plans, instructions, or materials for manufacture of:
(1) a counterfeit telecommunications device; or
(2) a telecommunications device that is intended to be used to commit an offense under Subsection (a).
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
(d) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person was an officer, agent, or employee of a telecommunications service provider who engaged in the conduct for the purpose of gathering information for a law enforcement investigation related to an offense under this chapter.
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