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Thanks Meek. From reading this article, one might be led to believe a lawman could ask anybody for their "papers" any time, any where. If this is the same bill it doesn't exactly say that S.B. No. 1175:

By: Patrick S.B. No. 1175

       (In the Senate - Filed February 26, 2009; March 13, 2009,

read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice;

April 8, 2009, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 4,

Nays 1; April 8, 2009, sent to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the prosecution of the offense of failure to identify.

       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

       SECTION 1.  Subsection (a), Section 38.02, Penal Code, is

amended to read as follows:

       (a)  A person commits an offense if the person [he]

intentionally refuses to give the person's [~~his~~] name, residence

address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has:

             (1)  lawfully arrested or lawfully detained the person;

and

             (2)  requested the information.

       SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only

to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.

An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is

covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the

former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of

this section, an offense is committed before the effective date of

this Act if any element of the offense occurs before that date.

       SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.

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	By: Patrick	S.B. No. 1175
	(In the Senate - Filed February 26, 2009; March 13, 2009,
	read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice;
	April 8, 2009, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 4,
	Nays 1; April 8, 2009, sent to printer.)


	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT

	relating to the prosecution of the offense of failure to identify.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 38.02, Penal Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) A person commits an offense if the person [he]
	intentionally refuses to give the person's [~~his~~] name, residence
	address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has:
	(1) lawfully arrested or lawfully detained the person;
	and
	(2) requested the information.
	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
	to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
	An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
	covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the
	former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of
	this section, an offense is committed before the effective date of
	this Act if any element of the offense occurs before that date.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.

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