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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing notice of surcharges under of the driver |
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responsibility program to a defendant in court prior to accepting a |
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plea. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 708.105, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) Before accepting a plea other than a plea under Article |
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27.14(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, the court must provide a |
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defendant charged with an offense described by Section 708.103 or |
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708.104 the following statement and require the defendant to sign |
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the statement: |
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"A conviction for the offense charged will result in the |
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assessment of a surcharge that will be imposed annually for a period |
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of 36 months under the Driver Responsibility Program." |
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(d) The statement provided to a defendant under Subsection |
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(c) must also state the amount of the annual surcharge as provided |
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by Section 708.103 or 708.104. The copy of the statement signed by |
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the defendant shall be retained by the court. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |