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.