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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the deduction of points or the removal of certain |
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surcharges under the driver responsibility program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 708.103(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Section 708.202, each [Each] year |
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the department shall assess a surcharge on the license of each |
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person who during the preceding 36-month period has been convicted |
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of an offense under Section 521.457, 601.191, or 601.371. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 708, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter E to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E. DEDUCTION OF POINTS OR ELIMINATION OF SURCHARGE |
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Sec. 708.201. ELIGIBILITY. A person who is paying a |
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surcharge under this chapter is eligible for a deduction of points |
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or elimination of a surcharge as provided by this subchapter if: |
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(1) the person has paid a surcharge for at least the |
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preceding 12-month period because of: |
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(A) an accumulation of points under Subchapter B; |
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or |
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(B) a conviction of an offense under Section |
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601.191 or 601.371; and |
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(2) the person has not: |
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(A) received a deduction of points or the |
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elimination of a surcharge under this subchapter in the previous 24 |
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months; and |
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(B) successfully completed a driving safety |
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course approved by the Texas Education Agency or a course under the |
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motorcycle operator training and safety program approved by the |
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designated state agency under Chapter 662 in the previous 12 |
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months. |
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Sec. 708.202. DRIVING SAFETY COURSE REQUIRED. (a) A person |
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who successfully completes a driving safety course approved by the |
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Texas Education Agency or a course under the motorcycle operator |
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training and safety program approved by the designated state agency |
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under Chapter 662 is entitled to: |
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(1) a deduction of two points on the person's driver's |
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license under Subchapter B; or |
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(2) elimination of a surcharge based on a conviction |
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of an offense under Section 601.191 or 601.371. |
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(b) If the deduction of points under this section causes a |
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person to have fewer than six points accumulated on the person's |
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driver's license, the person is no longer required to pay a |
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surcharge. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |