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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the evidence required for the release of a motor vehicle |
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after impoundment of the vehicle for failure to maintain evidence |
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of financial responsibility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 601.262(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The evidence of financial responsibility must cover the |
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six-month [two-year] period immediately following the date the |
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defendant applies for release of the impounded vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. |
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Amend H.B. 586 (introduced version) on page 1, by striking |
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lines 8 through 10 and substituting the following: |
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(c) The evidence of financial responsibility must cover the |
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two-year period immediately following the date the defendant |
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applies for release of the impounded vehicle. The court, by order, |
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shall permit a defendant to provide evidence of insurability in |
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increments of a period of not less than six months. |
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Smithee |