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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the penalty for being in violation of financial |
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responsibility requirements at the time of causing a motor vehicle |
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accident. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 601.191, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c), (c-1), and (d), |
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an offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine |
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of not less than $175 or more than $350. |
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(c-1) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this |
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section that the defendant was operating a motor vehicle in |
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violation of Section 601.051 at the time the defendant caused a |
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motor vehicle accident, the offense is a Class B misdemeanor. |
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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 the effective date of this |
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Act. For the purposes of this section, an offense is committed |
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before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense |
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occurs before that date. |
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(b) An offense committed before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |