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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the dismissal of a charge for failure to carry and |
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exhibit a driver's license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.025, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: |
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(f) A judge may dismiss a charge under this section if the |
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defendant provides to the court within 10 working days a driver's |
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license: |
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(1) issued to the defendant; |
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(2) appropriate for the type of vehicle operated; and |
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(3) valid at the time of the arrest for the offense. |
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(g) The judge may assess the defendant an administrative fee |
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not to exceed $10 at the time the judge dismisses a charge under |
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Subsection (f). |
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SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies |
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only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. For the purposes of this section, an offense is committed |
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before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense |
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occurs before that date. |
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(b) An offense committed before the effective date of this |
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Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |