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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of certain offenses relating to a |
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driver's license, personal identification certificate, or other |
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related instruments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.451, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if conduct |
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constituting an offense under Subsection (a) also constitutes an |
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offense under another law, the actor may be prosecuted under this |
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section, the other law, or both. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.455, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) If conduct constituting an offense under this section |
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also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor may be |
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prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both. |
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SECTION 3. Section 521.456, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) If conduct constituting an offense under this section |
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also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor may be |
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prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both. |
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SECTION 4. 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 purposes |
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of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date |
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of this Act if any element of the offense was committed before that |
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date. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |