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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the collection of surcharges assessed under the driver |
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responsibility program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 708.153(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A rule under this section: |
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(1) may not permit a person to pay a surcharge over a |
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period of more than 36 consecutive months; and |
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(2) may provide that if the person fails to make a |
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required installment payment, the department may establish a new |
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installment plan on different terms or declare the amount of the |
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unpaid surcharge immediately due and payable. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 708, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 708.157 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 708.157. AMNESTY AND INCENTIVES. (a) The department by |
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rule may establish a periodic amnesty program for holders of a |
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driver's license on which a surcharge has been assessed for certain |
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offenses, as determined by the department. |
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(b) The department by rule may offer a holder of a driver's |
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license on which a surcharge has been assessed an incentive for |
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compliance with the law and efforts at rehabilitation, including a |
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reduction of a surcharge or a decrease in the length of an |
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installment plan. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |