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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to penalties for certain violations by a person or |
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facility certified to conduct vehicle and equipment inspections |
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required by law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 548.405(h), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(h) The department shall develop and implement [, by
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September 1, 2002,] a penalty schedule consisting of warnings, |
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re-education, suspensions, and revocations based on the severity |
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and frequency of violations of: |
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(1) this chapter, including Subchapter F; |
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(2) Section 382.202, Health and Safety Code; [offenses
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committed under Chapter 548, Transportation Code,] and |
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(3) rules adopted [by the department] under those |
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provisions [this chapter]. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 548.405(c) and (i), Transportation |
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Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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548.405, Transportation Code, applies to a violation described by |
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Section 548.405(h), Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, |
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committed on or after the effective date of this Act. A violation |
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committed before the effective date of this Act is covered by the |
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law in effect when the violation was committed, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this |
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section, a violation was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the violation occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |