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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the responsibility of an employer in relation to a |
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person who drives a commercial motor 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. Section 522.072, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (b-1) and (d) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) An employer may not knowingly permit a person to drive a |
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commercial motor vehicle during a period in which: |
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(1) the person: |
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(A) [(1)] has been denied the privilege of |
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driving a commercial motor vehicle; |
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(B) [(2)] is disqualified from driving a |
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commercial motor vehicle; |
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(C) [(3)] is subject to an out-of-service order |
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in a state; or |
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(D) [(4)] has more than one commercial driver's |
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license, except during the 10-day period beginning on the date the |
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person is issued a driver's license; or |
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(2) the employer is subject to an out-of-service order |
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that affects the driver or the vehicle. |
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(b-1) An employer who violates Subsection (a) or (b) commits |
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an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class B |
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misdemeanor. |
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(d) For purposes of Subsections (a)(1)(C) and (a)(2), |
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"commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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644.001. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was |
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committed before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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