{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-31.15","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 31.15","heading":"POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE, OR DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS USED TO COMMIT RETAIL THEFT.","body":"(a) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 323, Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.\n(b) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to use the instrument to commit theft, the person:\n(1) possesses a shielding or deactivation instrument; or\n(2) knowingly manufactures, sells, offers for sale, or otherwise distributes a shielding or deactivation instrument.\n(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 109, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 323 (H.B. 2482), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY","CHAPTER 31. THEFT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.31.htm#31.15","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"a1d801d3bc0b00bc3b8a30c9aa572d639b0b45531a1d86bdba30e8e42fbfcc36","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-31.14","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-31.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}