Tex. Penal Code Section 33A.03
Manufacture, Possession, or Delivery of Unlawful Telecommunications Device


(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 (Theft of Telecommunications Service); 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.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 306, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 33A.03 — Manufacture, Possession, or Delivery of Unlawful Telecommunications Device, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.­33A.­htm#33A.­03 (accessed May 4, 2024).

Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 33A.03’s source at texas​.gov