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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to driving a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an |
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out-of-service order; providing a criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 522.071, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person drives a |
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commercial motor vehicle on a highway: |
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(1) after the person has been denied the issuance of a |
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license, unless the person has a driver's license appropriate for |
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the class of vehicle being driven that was subsequently issued; |
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(2) during a period that a disqualification of the |
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person's driver's license or privilege is in effect; |
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(3) while the person's driver's license is expired, if |
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the license expired during a period of disqualification; |
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(4) during a period that the person was subject to an |
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order prohibiting the person from obtaining a driver's license; or |
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(5) in violation of [during a period in which the
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person is subject to] an out-of-service order. |
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(e) For the purposes of Subsection (a)(5), "commercial |
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motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 644.001. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to |
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an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this |
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section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this |
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Act if any element of the offense was committed before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |