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Senate Bill 1465 |
Senate Author: Whitmire |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
House Sponsor: Ritter |
Senate Bill 1465 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize a person to use a transaction scan device to access electronically readable information on a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification certificate for the purpose of complying with the law prohibiting the sale of cigarettes or tobacco products to persons younger than 18 years of age. The bill prohibits the information from being sold or otherwise disseminated to a third party for any purpose and provides that the information may be obtained by court order or on proper request by the comptroller, a law enforcement officer, or a law enforcement agency. It makes an offense under this provision a Class A misdemeanor and prescribes circumstances that are an affirmative defense to prosecution. The bill amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to provide for the use of a transaction scan device in provisions relating to the sale of alcohol to minors and to the use of electronically readable information for the purpose of complying with the Alcoholic Beverage Code and rules promulgated by the Alcoholic Beverage Commission.