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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the removal of a political advertising sign after an |
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election; providing a civil penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 255, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 255.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 255.010. REMOVAL OF SIGNS RELATING TO ELECTION. (a) A |
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political advertising sign relating to an election must be removed |
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not later than the 30th day after the date of the election. |
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(b) A person who violates this section is liable to this |
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state for a civil penalty of $100 for each day that a violation |
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occurs. The attorney general may sue to collect a civil penalty |
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under this section. |
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(c) This section does not affect the authority of this |
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state, an agency of this state, a political subdivision, or a |
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property owner's association to require the removal of a sign. To |
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the extent of a conflict between this section and another statute or |
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a rule, the statute or rule that imposes a stricter regulation or a |
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greater penalty controls. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |