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Amend the committee printing of CSSB 422 as follows:                         
	(1)  On page 3, line 19, delete all language beginning with 
the words "A motor vehicle" and ending with "paid." on line 22;
	(2)  On page 3, line 35, strike "Except as provided by 
Subsection (b)," and insert the following:  "Except as provided by 
Subsections (b), (c), and (d),";
	(3)  On page 3, insert the following after line 51:                            
	"(c)  Notwithstanding the terms of this Subchapter:                     
(1)  no lien attaches to a vehicle as a result of a 
violation of this Subchapter;
(2)  a person is not liable for a fine or penalty levied 
under this section or Section 601.504 if the person did not own the 
vehicle at the time the fine or penalty was levied; and
(3)  neither a tax assessor-collector nor the Texas 
Department of Transportation may refuse to register a vehicle on 
the ground that a prior owner of the vehicle violated this 
Subchapter.
	(d)  The provisions of Subsection (c) are not available to:             
(1)  a person who received title to the vehicle as a 
gift from the prior owner; or
(2)  a person who received title to the vehicle from a 
family member, unless the Texas Department of Transportation is 
satisfied that the transfer is in good faith and not to defeat the 
purpose of this Subchapter."