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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to access to the financial responsibility verification |
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program by justice and municipal courts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter N, Chapter 601, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 601.455 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 601.455. ACCESS BY COURT. (a) A justice or municipal |
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court may access the verification program established under this |
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subchapter to verify financial responsibility for the purpose of |
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court proceedings. |
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(b) The costs associated with accessing the verification |
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program under this section shall be paid out of the county treasury |
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by order of the commissioners court or the municipal treasury by |
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order of the governing body of the municipality, as applicable. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |