SRC-JBJ, TBR C.S.S.B. 1531 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 1531
By: Cain
Criminal Justice
5/3/2001
Committee Report (Substituted)


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, an ignition interlock device must remain installed for at least
half of the supervision period for a person convicted of certain driving
intoxication offenses.  C.S.S.B. 1531 requires the device to remain on the
vehicle for the entire supervision period and prohibits a defendant from
attempting to remove the court ordered device without court permission. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 13(i), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
Procedure, to require a court to require a defendant to provide evidence to
the court within the 30-day period that an ignition interlock device has
been installed on the appropriate vehicle and order the device to remain
installed on that vehicle until the expiration of the supervision period or
until ordered removed by the court.  Prohibits a person from removing a
device installed in a defendant's vehicle under this subsection unless the
person holds a written order authorizing the removal issued by the court
that ordered the device to be installed. Deletes language regarding a
period of not less than 50 percent of the supervision period. 

SECTION 2. (a)  Effective date: September 1, 2001.

 (b) and (c)  Make application of this Act prospective.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

SECTION 1.  Differs from the original by amending previously proposed
changes to provisions regarding the removal of certain ignition interlock
devices. 

SECTION 2.  No change.