By Turner of Harris H.B. No. 630
77R3629 JAT-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the authority of a municipality to permit the use of
1-3 unmarked automobiles by certain municipal code enforcement
1-4 officers.
1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-6 SECTION 1. Section 721.005(a), Transportation Code, is
1-7 amended to read as follows:
1-8 (a) The governing body of a municipality may exempt from the
1-9 requirements of Section 721.004 an automobile when used to perform
1-10 an official duty by a:
1-11 (1) police department;
1-12 (2) magistrate as defined by Article 2.09, Code of
1-13 Criminal Procedure; [or]
1-14 (3) medical examiner; or
1-15 (4) municipal code enforcement officer designated to
1-16 enforce environmental laws.
1-17 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-18 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-19 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-20 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-21 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.