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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to abating or deferring the suspension or revocation of a |
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license issued by the Department of Public Safety for victims of |
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identity theft. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.0206 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.0206. ABATEMENT OR DEFERRAL FOR VICTIMS OF |
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IDENTITY THEFT. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "License" means a license, certificate, permit, or |
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other authorization issued by the department. |
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(2) "Victim of identity theft" means an individual who |
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has filed a criminal complaint alleging the commission of an |
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offense under Section 32.51, Penal Code, other than a person who is |
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convicted of an offense under Section 37.08, Penal Code, with |
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respect to that complaint. |
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(b) The department may abate or defer a mandatory suspension |
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or revocation of a license if the license holder presents evidence |
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acceptable to the department that: |
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(1) the license holder is the victim of identity |
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theft; and |
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(2) the person against whom a criminal complaint |
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alleging the commission of an offense under Section 32.51, Penal |
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Code, has been filed, and not the license holder, engaged in the act |
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or omission that mandates the suspension or revocation. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |