Q: What is the difference between "Service Dispute" and "Theft of Service"? Is there a statute of limitation for both?
A: Theft of service is a criminal offense; a service dispute is not. The statute of limitations applies to theft of service.
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The crime of Theft of Service is defined in the Section 31.04 of the Texas Penal Code. See: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.31.htm#31.04
When reading it, keep in mind the most important words have very specific definitions, which are listed in the beginning of Chapter 31... Those definitions are critically important because your understanding of the law will be incorrect if you just read it with the normal everyday meaning of those words.
Criminal limitations periods are defined in Chapter 12 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.12.htm
I've never heard of a crime named "Service Dispute." It sounds like something related to Contracts but you should ask an attorney that practices Civil Law about it.
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