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By: Carona S.B. No. 191
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the penalty for reinstatement or issuance of a driver's
license following a license suspension or denial for failure to
pass a test for intoxication.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 524.051, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(a) A driver's license suspended under this chapter may not
be reinstated or another driver's license issued to the person
until the person pays the department a penalty of $140 [fee of $125]
in addition to any other fee required by law.
(b) The payment of a reinstatement penalty [fee] is not
required if a suspension under this chapter is:
(1) rescinded by the department; or
(2) not sustained by an administrative law judge, or a
court.
(c) If the person was arrested in a county that maintains a
certified breath alcohol testing program but does not use the
services of a certified technical supervisor employed by the
department, of each penalty collected under Subsection (a), the
department shall remit $15 to the treasurer of that county. Money
received by a county under this subsection may be used only to
defray the costs incurred by the county for the use of the services
of a certified technical supervisor employed by the county in
connection with the enforcement of this chapter.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003. The
change made to Section 524.051, Transportation Code, by this Act
applies only to the reinstatement or issuance of a driver's license
that is applied for on or after September 1, 2003.