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House Bill 2633 |
House Author: Hernandez et al. |
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Effective: 6-18-15 |
Senate Sponsor: Perry |
Previous law required the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) or another governmental entity holding certain accident report information to release that information to a person, among others, who provided two or more items of the following information: the date or place of the accident or the name of any person involved in the accident. House Bill 2633 amends the Transportation Code to require that the accident information be released on written request and payment of fees to any person directly concerned in the accident or having a proper interest therein, including, among others, a licensed radio or television station and certain regularly published newspapers. TxDOT or the governmental entity that receives the accident report information is required to create an accident report, redacted of certain identifying information, that can be released to any person on request. The redacted report is not considered to be "personal information" for purposes of the Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act.