H.B. No. 1484
AN ACT
relating to the penalty for failing to perform certain duties
following a vehicle accident.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 550.022, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as
follows:
(c) A person commits an offense if the person does not stop
or does not comply with the requirements of Subsection (a) [this
section]. An offense under this subsection [section] is:
(1) a Class C misdemeanor, if the damage to all
vehicles is less than $200; or
(2) a Class B misdemeanor, if the damage to all
vehicles is $200 or more.
(c-1) A person commits an offense if the person does not
comply with the requirements of Subsection (b). An offense under
this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies
only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this
Act. For the purposes of this section, an offense is committed
before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense
occurs before that date.
(b) An offense committed before the effective date of this
Act is governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1484 was passed by the House on May
11, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1484 was passed by the Senate on May
25, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor