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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the impoundment of certain motor vehicles involved in |
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the commission of the offense of racing on a highway. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 545.420, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) This subsection applies only to a motor vehicle used in |
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the commission of an offense under this section that results in an |
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accident with property damage or personal injury. A peace officer |
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shall require the vehicle be taken to the nearest garage or to a |
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garage designated or maintained by the governmental agency that |
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employs the officer. The owner of a motor vehicle that is removed |
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or stored under this subsection is liable for all removal and |
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storage fees incurred and is not entitled to take possession of the |
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vehicle until those fees are paid. |
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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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covered by the law in effect immediately before the effective date |
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of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed |
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before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense |
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was committed before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. |
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Amend H.B. 548 as follows: |
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(1) On page 1, lines 10-12, strike "garage or to a garage |
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designated or maintained by the governmental agency that employs |
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the officer" and substitute "licensed vehicle storage facility". |
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Pickett |