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79R7731 JRJ-D

By:  Talton                                                       H.B. No. 1988



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the penalty for overloading vehicles.                             
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 621.506(b), Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(b)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor 
punishable:              
		(1)  by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than 
$150;                
		(2)  on conviction of an offense involving the loading 
or operating of a vehicle having a single axle weight, tandem axle 
weight, or gross weight that is more than 5,000 but not more than 
10,000 pounds heavier than the vehicle's allowable weight, by a 
fine of not less than $300 or more than $500;
		(3)  on conviction of an offense involving the loading 
or operating of a vehicle having a single axle weight, tandem axle 
weight, or gross weight that is more than 10,000 pounds heavier than 
the vehicle's allowable weight, by a fine of not less than $500 or 
more than $1,000;  or
		(4)  on conviction before the first anniversary of the 
date of a previous conviction under this section, by a fine in an 
amount that is twice the amount specified by Subdivision (1), (2), 
or (3).
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.