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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to disposition of state traffic fines. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 542.4031, Transportation Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) The custodian of money in a municipal or county treasury |
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may deposit money collected under this section in an |
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interest-bearing account. The custodian shall: |
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(1) keep records of the amount of money collected |
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under this section that is on deposit in the treasury; and |
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(2) except as provided by Subsections (f) and (f-1), |
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not later than the last day of the month following each calendar |
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quarter, remit to the comptroller money collected under this |
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section during the preceding quarter, as required by the |
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comptroller. |
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(f-1) A municipality or county may retain the entire amount |
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of the money collected under this section in connection with a |
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violation of Chapter 681. Money retained under this subsection |
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shall be used only to: |
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(1) construct curb cuts and other accessibility |
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improvements in the municipality or county; or |
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(2) fund paratransit or demand response |
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transportation systems for individuals with disabilities. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to money collected on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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Money collected before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect when the fine was collected, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect October 1, 2007. |