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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) This article applies to the trial of an offense under any of the following sections of the Penal Code:
(1) Section 32.21 (Forgery);
(2) Section 32.31 (Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse); or
(3) Section 32.51 (Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information).
(b) In the trial of an offense to which this article applies, the attorney representing the state is not required to prove that the defendant committed the act with intent to defraud any particular person. It is sufficient to prove that the offense was, in its nature, calculated to injure or defraud any of the sovereignties, bodies corporate or politic, officers or persons, named in the definition of the offense in the Penal Code.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - CRIM P Art. 38.19. Intent to Defraud: Certain Offenses - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/code-of-criminal-procedure/crim-ptx-crim-pro-art-38-19/
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