Sec. 31.19. THEFT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCT. (a) In this section, "petroleum product" means crude oil, natural gas, or condensate.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person unlawfully appropriates a petroleum product with intent to deprive the owner of the petroleum product by:
(1) possessing, removing, delivering, receiving, purchasing, selling, moving, concealing, or transporting the petroleum product; or
(2) making or causing a connection to be made with, or drilling or tapping or causing a hole to be drilled or tapped in, a pipe, pipeline, or tank used to store or transport a petroleum product.
(c) Appropriation of a petroleum product is unlawful if it is without the owner's effective consent.
(d) An offense under this section is:
(1) a state jail felony if the total value of the petroleum product appropriated is less than $10,000;
(2) a felony of the third degree if the total value of the petroleum product appropriated is $10,000 or more but less than $100,000;
(3) a felony of the second degree if the total value of the petroleum product appropriated is $100,000 or more but less than $300,000; or
(4) a felony of the first degree if the total value of the petroleum product appropriated is $300,000 or more.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 46 (S.B. 1871), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
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