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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a condition for the granting of a deferred disposition |
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or deferred adjudication for certain alcohol-related offenses by |
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minors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows: |
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(k) A defendant who has a driver's license or permit at the |
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time of the alleged commission of an offense under this section |
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shall submit a copy of the defendant's driving record as maintained |
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by the Department of Public Safety to the court as a condition for |
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receiving a grant of deferred disposition or deferred adjudication |
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for the offense. On the request of the defendant or the defendant's |
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parent, guardian, or attorney and on payment of the appropriate fee |
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to the Department of Public Safety, the department shall provide a |
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copy of the defendant's driving record to the requestor to enable |
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the defendant to comply with this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Section 106.071, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) A defendant who has a driver's license or permit at the |
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time of the alleged commission of an offense to which this section |
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applies shall submit a copy of the defendant's driving record as |
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maintained by the Department of Public Safety to the court as a |
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condition for receiving a grant of deferred disposition or deferred |
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adjudication for the offense. On the request of the defendant or |
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the defendant's parent, guardian, or attorney and on payment of the |
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appropriate fee to the Department of Public Safety, the department |
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shall provide a copy of the defendant's driving record to the |
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requestor to enable the defendant to comply with this subsection. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after September 1, 2007. An offense |
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committed before September 1, 2007, is governed by the law in effect |
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when the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense |
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was committed before September 1, 2007, if any element of the |
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offense was committed before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |