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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to revenue collected from certain traffic penalties by |
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municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 542, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 542.405 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 542.405. REVENUE FROM CERTAIN TRAFFIC PENALTIES |
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COLLECTED BY A MUNICIPALITY. (a) In this section, "photographic |
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traffic signal enforcement system" means a system that: |
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(1) consists of a camera system and vehicle sensor |
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installed to exclusively work in conjunction with an electrically |
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operated traffic-control signal; |
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(2) is capable of producing one or more recorded |
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photographic or digital images that depict the license plate |
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attached to the front or the rear of a motor vehicle that is not |
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operated in compliance with the instructions of the traffic-control |
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signal; and |
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(3) is designed to enforce compliance with the |
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instructions of the traffic-control signal by imposition of a civil |
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or administrative penalty against the owner of the motor vehicle. |
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(b) This section applies only to a civil or administrative |
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penalty imposed on the owner of a motor vehicle by a municipality |
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that operates or contracts for the operation of a photographic |
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traffic signal enforcement system with respect to a highway under |
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its jurisdiction or that operates or contracts for the operation of |
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any other type of electronic traffic law enforcement system |
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consisting of a camera system that automatically produces one or |
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more recorded photographs or digital images of the license plate on |
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a motor vehicle or the operator of a motor vehicle. |
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(c) Each calendar quarter, a municipality shall send an |
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amount equal to 35 percent of all revenue derived from civil or |
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administrative penalties collected by the municipality to the |
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comptroller for deposit to the credit of the general revenue fund. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies to revenue received by a local |
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authority unit of this state from the imposition of a civil or |
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administrative penalty on or after the effective date of this Act, |
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regardless of whether the penalty was imposed before, on, or after |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |