Texas § TN.727.002 - TAMPERING WITH ODOMETER
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§ TN.727.002. TAMPERING WITH ODOMETER
TAMPERING WITH ODOMETER; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person, with intent to defraud, disconnects or resets an odometer to reduce the number of miles indicated on the odometer. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is punishable by: (1) confinement in the county jail for not more than two years; (2) a fine not to exceed $1,000; or (3) both the confinement and fine. (c) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the person has previously been convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is punishable by: (1) confinement in the county jail for not less than 30 days or more than two years; and (2) a fine not to exceed $2,000. (d) In this section, "odometer" means an instrument for measuring and recording the distance a motor vehicle travels while in operation but does not include an auxiliary odometer designed to be reset by the operator to record mileage on trips. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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Section TN.727.002 ("TAMPERING WITH ODOMETER") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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