By: Geren (Senate Sponsor - Brimer) H.B. No. 3425
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 16, 2005;
May 17, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on
Transportation and Homeland Security; May 20, 2005, reported
favorably by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 20, 2005,
sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of certain exhibition vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 504.502, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows:
(j) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution of an
offense under this section that at the time of the offense the
vehicle was en route to or from a location for the purpose of
routine maintenance of the vehicle.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
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