Robo de Carga en Texas

Sec. 31.18. CARGO THEFT. (a) In this section: (1) "Cargo" means goods, as defined by Section 7.102, Business & Commerce Code, that constitute, wholly or partly, a commercial shipment of freight moving in commerce. A shipment is considered to be moving in commerce if the shipment is located at any point between the point of origin and the final point of destination regardless of any temporary stop that is made for the purpose of transshipment or otherwise. (2) "Vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.201, Transportation Code. (b) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) knowingly or intentionally conducts, promotes, or facilitates an activity in which the person receives, possesses, Statute text rendered on: 1/1/2025 - 224 - PENAL CODE conceals, stores, barters, sells, abandons, or disposes of: (A) stolen cargo; or (B) cargo explicitly represented to the person as being stolen cargo; or (2) is employed as a driver lawfully contracted to transport a specific cargo by vehicle from a known point of origin to a known point of destination and, with the intent to conduct, promote, or facilitate an activity described by Subdivision (1), knowingly or intentionally: (A) fails to deliver the entire cargo to the known point of destination as contracted; or (B) causes the seal to be broken on the vehicle or on an intermodal container containing any part of the cargo. (c) An offense under this section is: (1) a state jail felony if the total value of the cargo involved in th