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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the suspension of sentence and deferral of final |
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disposition for a violation of certain state laws or local |
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ordinances committed by a holder of a commercial 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 45.051(f), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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as amended by Chapters 281 and 357, Acts of the 79th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2005, is reenacted and amended to read as follows: |
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(f) This article does not apply to: |
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(1) an offense to which Section 542.404 [or
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729.004(b)], Transportation Code, applies; or |
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(2) a violation of a state law or local ordinance |
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relating to motor vehicle control, other than a parking violation, |
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committed by a person who: |
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(A) holds a commercial driver's license; or |
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(B) held a commercial driver's license when the |
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offense was committed. |
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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. |