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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition on the disclosure and use of certain |
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information recorded or collected by a transponder used to |
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electronically assess or collect a toll. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 228.057, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) This subsection applies only to the prosecution of an |
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offense of which vehicle speed is an element. Trip data consisting |
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of vehicle speed information that was recorded or collected by a |
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transponder may not: |
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(1) be disclosed to a peace officer or a law |
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enforcement agency of this state for the purpose of prosecuting the |
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operator of the vehicle on which the transponder was placed; or |
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(2) be used in a prosecution of the operator of the |
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vehicle on which the transponder was placed. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies |
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only to the prosecution of an offense that occurs on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. For purposes of this section, an |
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offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any |
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element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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(b) Prosecution of an offense committed before the |
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effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the |
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offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |