By: Patterson S.B. No. 526 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to the making of a change to an accident report. 1-2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-3 SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 550, Transportation Code, 1-4 is amended by adding Section 550.068 to read as follows: 1-5 Sec. 550.068. CHANGING ACCIDENT REPORT. (a) Except as 1-6 provided by Subsection (b), a change in or a modification of a 1-7 written report of a motor vehicle accident prepared by a peace 1-8 officer or the operator of a vehicle involved in an accident that 1-9 alters a material fact in the report may be made only by the peace 1-10 officer or person who prepared the report. 1-11 (b) A change in or a modification of the written report of 1-12 the accident may be made by a person other than the peace officer 1-13 or the operator of the vehicle if: 1-14 (1) the change is made by a written supplement to the 1-15 report; and 1-16 (2) the written supplement clearly indicates the name 1-17 of the person who originated the change. 1-18 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 1-19 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-20 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-21 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-22 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-23 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.