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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of operating a |
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motor vehicle with an expired inspection certificate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 548.602(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(1) |
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that: |
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(1) an inspection certificate for the vehicle is in |
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effect at the time of the arrest; or |
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(2) the defendant provides to the court a receipt |
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issued by an inspection station showing that the date of expiration |
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designated on the inspection certificate issued for the vehicle is |
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incorrect and that the offense charged was alleged to have occurred |
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before the fifth day after the correct date of expiration that |
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should have been designated on the certificate. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an |
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offense under Section 548.602(a)(1), Transportation Code, |
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regardless of whether the offense was committed before, on, or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |