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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the penalty for driving with an invalid license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.457, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (e) and (f) and adding Subsection (f-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) Except as provided by Subsection (f), an offense under |
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this section is a Class C misdemeanor [punishable by:
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[(1) a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500;
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and
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[(2) confinement in county jail for a term of not less
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than 72 hours or more than six months]. |
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(f) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this |
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section that the person has previously been convicted of an offense |
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under this section or an offense under Section 601.371(a), as that |
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law existed before September 1, 2003, the offense is a Class B [A] |
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misdemeanor. |
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(f-1) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this |
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section that the person has previously been convicted twice or more |
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of an offense under this section or an offense under Section |
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601.371(a), as that law existed before September 1, 2003, the |
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offense is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies |
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only to an offense committed on or after September 1, 2007. |
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(b) An offense committed before September 1, 2007, is |
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covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before September 1, 2007, if |
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any element of the offense was committed before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |