Texas HB1283 amends the punishment for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, adjusting the severity of penalties based on the type of.

Texas HB1283 amends the Texas Penal Code to adjust the penalties for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. Specifically, it classifies the offense as a felony of the third degree, except when the altered, destroyed, or concealed item is a human corpse, in which case it is a felony of the second degree. If the evidence pertains only to a misdemeanor offense, it is classified as a Class A misdemeanor. The bill also provides a defense for certain visual materials prohibited under Section 43.261 that were destroyed as described by Subsection (f)(3) of that section.

Texas HB1283 amends the punishment for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, adjusting the severity of penalties based on the type of.

Texas HB1283 amends the Texas Penal Code to adjust the penalties for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. Specifically, it classifies the offense as a felony of the third degree, except when the altered, destroyed, or concealed item is a human corpse, in which case it is a felony of the second degree. If the evidence pertains only to a misdemeanor offense, it is classified as a Class A misdemeanor. The bill also provides a defense for certain visual materials prohibited under Section 43.261 that were destroyed as described by Subsection (f)(3) of that section.