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Committee elevates penalty for stealing or receiving stolen checks to state-jail felony
2555508 · March 11, 2025
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Summary
The committee voted to report SB 1451, raising the penalty for theft or receipt of stolen checks from a class A misdemeanor to a state-jail felony; bank witnesses described rising check fraud and urged stiffer penalties to deter organized schemes.
Senator Flores presented SB 1451, a bill that would amend the penal code to increase the criminal classification for the offense of stealing or receiving a stolen check from a class A misdemeanor to a state-jail felony.
Banking witnesses described a surge in check…
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