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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to cargo transported by vehicle; providing a criminal |
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penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 547.004, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person commits an offense that is a misdemeanor if the |
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person operates or moves or, as an owner, knowingly permits another |
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to operate or move, a vehicle that: |
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(1) is unsafe so as to endanger a person; |
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(2) is not equipped in a manner that complies with the |
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vehicle equipment standards and requirements established by this |
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chapter; [or] |
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(3) is equipped in a manner prohibited by this |
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chapter; or |
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(4) transports cargo that is not adequately secured to |
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prevent the cargo from falling from the vehicle. |
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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 the effective date of this |
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Act. For the purposes of this section, an offense is committed |
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before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense |
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occurs before that date. |
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(b) An offense committed before the effective date of this |
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Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |