1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the authorized use of an unmarked vehicle by a
1-3 municipal employee to conduct an investigation involving suspected
1-4 fraud or other mismanagement.
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:
1-10 (1) an automobile when used to perform an official
1-11 duty by a:
1-12 (A) [(1)] police department;
1-13 (B) [(2)] magistrate as defined by Article 2.09,
1-14 Code of Criminal Procedure; or
1-15 (C) [(3)] medical examiner; or
1-16 (2) an automobile used by a municipal employee only
1-17 when conducting an investigation involving suspected fraud or other
1-18 mismanagement within the municipality.
1-19 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-20 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-21 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-22 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-23 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2220 was passed by the House on April
5, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2220 was passed by the Senate on May
3, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________________
Date
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Governor