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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to evidence of motor vehicle financial responsibility; |
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providing a penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 601.053, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) A person commits an offense if the person fails or |
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refuses to provide to a peace officer the evidence of financial |
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responsibility as required by Subsection (a). An offense under |
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this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor. |
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(d) A court shall dismiss a charge of an offense under |
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Subsection (c) if the defendant presents to the court one of the |
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documents listed in Subsection (a) that was valid at the time the |
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offense occurred. The court may assess the defendant an |
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administrative fee not to exceed $10 when the charge is dismissed. |
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Section 51.607, Government Code, does not apply to the |
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administrative fee. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |