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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing that a municipality may allow a municipal |
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fire marshal or arson investigator to travel in an unmarked |
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municipal vehicle when performing official duties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 721.005(a), Transportation Code, as |
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amended by Chapters 66 and 140, Acts of the 77th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2001, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The governing body of a municipality may exempt from the |
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requirements of Section 721.004: |
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(1) an automobile when used to perform an official |
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duty by a: |
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(A) police department; |
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(B) magistrate as defined by Article 2.09, Code |
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of Criminal Procedure; [or] |
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(C) medical examiner; [or] |
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(D) [(4)] municipal code enforcement officer |
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designated to enforce environmental criminal laws; or |
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(E) municipal fire marshal or arson |
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investigator; or |
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(2) an automobile used by a municipal employee only |
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when conducting an investigation involving suspected fraud or other |
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mismanagement within the municipality. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |