By Madla S.B. No. 122
77R1686 ATP-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the authorized use of an unmarked vehicle by a
1-3 municipal employee to conduct a fraud investigation.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 721.005(a), Transportation Code, is
1-6 amended to read as follows:
1-7 (a) The governing body of a municipality may exempt from the
1-8 requirements of Section 721.004:
1-9 (1) an automobile when used to perform an official
1-10 duty by a:
1-11 (A) [(1)] police department;
1-12 (B) [(2)] magistrate as defined by Article 2.09,
1-13 Code of Criminal Procedure; or
1-14 (C) [(3)] medical examiner; or
1-15 (2) an automobile used by a municipal employee
1-16 conducting an investigation involving suspected fraud or other
1-17 mismanagement within the municipality.
1-18 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-19 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-20 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-21 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-22 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.