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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 84(R)

House Bill 473

House Author:  Giddings et al.

Effective:  9-1-15

Senate Sponsor:  Menéndez


 

House Bill 473 amends the Government Code and Local Government Code to require that a marked law enforcement motor vehicle, before the sale of the vehicle to the public, be divested of any equipment or insignia that could mislead a reasonable person to believe that the vehicle is a law enforcement vehicle. Before the sale of a marked law enforcement motor vehicle to a security services contractor regulated by the Department of Public Safety and licensed under the Private Security Act, each emblem or insignia that identifies the motor vehicle as a law enforcement vehicle must be removed.