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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to vehicles passing certain stationary vehicles engaged in |
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the delivery of United States mail on a highway; providing a |
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penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 545, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 545.158 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 545.158. PASSING POST OFFICE DELIVERY VEHICLE. (a) On |
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approaching a stationary vehicle clearly marked as a United States |
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mail delivery vehicle that is engaged in delivery of United States |
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mail, an operator, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, |
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shall: |
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(1) vacate the lane closest to the delivery vehicle |
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when driving on a highway with two or more lanes traveling in the |
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direction of the delivery vehicle; or |
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(2) slow to a speed not to exceed: |
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(A) 20 miles per hour less than the posted speed |
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limit when the posted speed limit is 25 miles per hour or more; or |
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(B) five miles per hour when the posted speed |
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limit is less than 25 miles per hour. |
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(b) A violation of this section is: |
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(1) a misdemeanor punishable under Section 542.401; |
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(2) a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $500 if the |
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violation results in property damage; or |
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(3) a Class B misdemeanor if the violation results in |
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bodily injury. |
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(c) If conduct constituting an offense under this section |
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also constitutes an offense under another section of this code or |
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the Penal Code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section or |
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under both sections. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |