By Counts H.B. No. 1833 76R3974 JMC-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the issuance of an identification card to a justice of 1-3 the peace or municipal court judge by the Office of Court 1-4 Administration of the Texas Judicial System. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Chapter 72, Government Code, is amended by adding 1-7 Subchapter F to read as follows: 1-8 SUBCHAPTER F. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OR MUNICIPAL COURT 1-9 JUDGE IDENTIFICATION CARD 1-10 Sec. 72.101. RULES. The office shall adopt rules for 1-11 administering this subchapter. 1-12 Sec. 72.102. FORM OF IDENTIFICATION CARD. The office by 1-13 rule shall adopt the form of an identification card issued under 1-14 this subchapter. The identification card must include: 1-15 (1) the full name, date of birth, residence address, 1-16 hair color, eye color, height, and weight of the person to whom the 1-17 card is issued; 1-18 (2) the term of office to which the person is elected 1-19 or appointed; and 1-20 (3) a color photograph of the person to whom the card 1-21 is issued. 1-22 Sec. 72.103. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION. (a) Not 1-23 later than the 15th day after the date a person is appointed or 1-24 elected as the judge of a municipal court, the governing body of 2-1 the municipality shall notify the office in writing of the judge's 2-2 appointment or election. 2-3 (b) Not later than the 15th day after the date a person is 2-4 appointed or elected as a justice of a justice court, the 2-5 commissioners court of the county in which the justice precinct is 2-6 located shall notify the office in writing of the justice's 2-7 appointment or election. 2-8 Sec. 72.104. ISSUANCE OF IDENTIFICATION CARD. Not later 2-9 than the 30th day after the date notice under Section 72.103 is 2-10 received, the office shall issue to the person who is the subject 2-11 of the notice an identification card that complies with this 2-12 subchapter. 2-13 Sec. 72.105. EXPIRATION. An identification card issued 2-14 under this subchapter expires on the date the judge's term of 2-15 office expires. 2-16 Sec. 72.106. FEE. The office may charge a fee for issuing 2-17 an identification card under this subchapter in an amount necessary 2-18 to cover the costs of administering this subchapter. 2-19 SECTION 2. (a) The Office of Court Administration of the 2-20 Texas Judicial System shall adopt rules and a form of an 2-21 identification card as required by Subchapter F, Government Code, 2-22 as added by this Act, not later than October 1, 1999. 2-23 (b) The governing body of a county or municipality shall 2-24 notify the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial 2-25 System, as required by Section 72.103, Government Code, as added by 2-26 this Act, of an appointment or election occurring on or after 2-27 October 1, 1999. 3-1 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 3-2 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 3-3 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-4 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-5 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-6 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.