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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the civil penalty for certain signs placed on the |
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right-of-way of a public road. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 393.007(a) and (b), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person who places, [or] commissions the placement of, |
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uses, or benefits from the placement of a sign on the right-of-way |
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of a public road that is not otherwise authorized by law may be |
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liable for a civil penalty. A district or county attorney or a |
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municipal attorney in the jurisdiction in which the placement of a |
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sign on the right-of-way of a public road is alleged to have |
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occurred may sue to collect the penalty. |
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(b) The amount of the civil penalty is $10,000 [not less |
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than $500 or more than $1,000] for each violation[, depending on the |
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seriousness of the violation and whether the person has previously |
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violated this chapter]. A separate penalty may be collected for |
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each day a continuing violation occurs. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a violation that occurs on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A violation that occurs before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the violation occurred, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, a violation occurs before the effective |
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date of this Act if any element of the violation occurs before that |
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date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |