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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the automatic suspension of the driver's license of |
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certain persons convicted of the offense of manslaughter. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.341, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.341. REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMATIC LICENSE |
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SUSPENSION. Except as provided by Sections 521.344(d)-(i), a |
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license is automatically suspended on final conviction of the |
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license holder of: |
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(1) an offense under Section 19.05, Penal Code, |
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committed as a result of the holder's criminally negligent |
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operation of a motor vehicle; |
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(2) an offense under Section 38.04, Penal Code, if the |
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holder used a motor vehicle in the commission of the offense; |
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(3) an offense under Section 49.04 or 49.08, Penal |
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Code; |
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(4) an offense under Section 49.07, Penal Code, if the |
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holder used a motor vehicle in the commission of the offense; |
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(5) an offense punishable as a felony under the motor |
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vehicle laws of this state; |
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(6) an offense under Section 550.021; [or] |
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(7) an offense under Section 521.451 or 521.453; or |
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(8) an offense under Section 19.04, Penal Code, if the |
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holder used a motor vehicle in the commission of the offense. |
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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 September 1, 2007. |
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(b) An offense committed before September 1, 2007, is |
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covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before September 1, 2007, if |
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any element of the offense was committed before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |