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House Bill 3272 |
House Author: Wray |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Rodríguez |
House Bill 3272 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure and Transportation Code to prohibit a justice or municipal court from ordering the confinement of a child for the failure to appear for an offense committed by the child. The bill removes certain failures to appear and certain defaults in payment for a fine-only misdemeanor as conditions under which the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is required to revoke a driver's license. The bill authorizes DPS to cancel a driver's license or personal identification certificate if the holder paid the required fee for the license or certificate by check or credit card that was returned to DPS or not honored by the funding institution or credit card company.