1-1 By: Shapiro S.B. No. 148 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed December 6, 2000; January 11, 2001, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Jurisprudence; 1-4 February 21, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable Committee 1-5 Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; 1-6 February 21, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 148 By: Duncan 1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-9 AN ACT 1-10 relating to the violation of certain traffic laws by a person 1-11 licensed by the United States Department of State or who claims 1-12 diplomatic or consular immunity. 1-13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-14 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 543, Transportation Code, 1-15 is amended by adding Section 543.011 to read as follows: 1-16 Sec. 543.011. PERSONS LICENSED BY STATE DEPARTMENT OR 1-17 CLAIMING DIPLOMATIC OR CONSULAR IMMUNITY. (a) This section 1-18 applies to a person who: 1-19 (1) is stopped or issued a notice to appear by a peace 1-20 officer in connection with a violation of: 1-21 (A) this subtitle; 1-22 (B) Section 49.03 or 49.04, Penal Code; or 1-23 (C) Section 49.07 or 49.08, Penal Code, 1-24 involving operation of a motor vehicle; and 1-25 (2) presents to the peace officer a driver's license 1-26 issued by the United States Department of State or claims 1-27 immunities or privileges under 22 U.S.C. Chapter 6. 1-28 (b) A peace officer who stops or issues a notice to appear 1-29 to a person to whom this section applies shall record all relevant 1-30 information from any driver's license or identification card 1-31 presented by the person or any statement made by the person 1-32 relating to immunities or privileges and promptly deliver the 1-33 record to the law enforcement agency that employs the peace 1-34 officer. 1-35 (c) The law enforcement agency shall: 1-36 (1) as soon as practicable contact the United States 1-37 Department of State to verify the person's status and immunity, if 1-38 any; and 1-39 (2) not later than the fifth working day after the 1-40 date of the stop or issuance of the notice to appear, send to the 1-41 Bureau of Diplomatic Security Office of Foreign Missions of the 1-42 United States Department of State the following: 1-43 (A) a copy of any notice to appear issued to the 1-44 person and any accident report prepared; or 1-45 (B) if a notice to appear was not issued and an 1-46 accident report was not prepared, a written report of the incident. 1-47 (d) This section does not affect application of a law 1-48 described by Subsection (a)(1) to a person to whom this section 1-49 applies. 1-50 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-51 * * * * *