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79R7293 JD-D

By:  Bohac                                                        H.B. No. 1985



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to increasing the criminal penalty for maintaining a 
public nuisance that is a junked vehicle.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 683.073(b), Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor 
[punishable by a fine not to exceed $200].
	SECTION 2.  (a)  The change in law made by this Act applies 
only to an offense committed on or after September 1, 2005.
	(b)  An offense committed before September 1, 2005, is 
covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the 
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.  For purposes of 
this section, an offense was committed before September 1, 2005, if 
any element of the offense was committed before that date.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.