SRC-MAX S.B. 722 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 722
By: Moncrief
State Affairs
4-24-97
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, refusal to allow the registration of a vehicle occurs when an
order stating that the owner is liable and the fine amount has been filed
with the municipal court clerk. These instances of refusal only apply to
outstanding fines for traffic violations when there is a warrant of
arrest. This bill provides for the refusal of registration of a motor
vehicle on the basis of parking violations.  

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 722 provides for the refusal of registration of motor
vehicles by a county assessorcollector of the Texas Department of
Transportation under certain conditions. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Sections 702.003(a) and (c), Transportation Code, to
authorize a county assessor-collector or the Department of Transportation
(department) to refuse to register a motor vehicle if the
assessor-collector or the department receives under contract information
from a municipality that the owner of the vehicle either has three or more
unpaid delinquent parking citations or has an outstanding warrant from the
municipality for failure to appear or failure to pay a fine on a complaint
that involves the violation of a traffic law.  Requires a municipality
that has a contract under Subsection (b) to notify the county or the
department regarding a person for whom the county assessor-collector or
the department has refused to register a motor vehicle on dismissal or the
payment of parking citations for which registration has been refused,
among other conditions. 

SECTION 2. Emergency clause.
  Effective date:  upon passage.