Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
HB 3877 creates a new criminal offense called criminal pursuit under Section 15.021, Penal Code. A person commits this offense if they follow another person from a business or financial institution along the same path or route without substantial deviation, while being a member of a criminal street gang and possessing two or more criminal instruments. The offense is classified as a third-degree felony and is meant to target follow-home robberies and organized theft rings​.
Author
Greg Bonnen
Contact the Author
Rep. Greg Bonnen
Capitol Phone:
(512) 463-0729
Capitol Office:
EXT E2.502
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