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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the criminal consequences of a failure to pay the |
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surcharge assessed on a person's driver's license under the driver |
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responsibility program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 708.152, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A person commits an offense if the person fails to pay or |
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enter into an installment payment agreement with the department to |
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pay the amount of a surcharge on the person's license. Each failure |
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to pay or enter into an agreement to pay the amount of a surcharge is |
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a separate offense. An offense under this subsection is a |
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misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $250. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a surcharge that is assessed by the Texas Department of Public |
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Safety on a person's driver's license on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A surcharge that was assessed on a person's driver's |
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license before the effective date of this Act is covered by the law |
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in effect when the Texas Department of Public Safety assessed the |
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surcharge, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |