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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the release of motor vehicle accident report |
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information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 550.065, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (d) and adding Subsections |
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(e) and (f) to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to information that is held by |
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the department or another governmental entity and relates to a |
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motor vehicle accident reported under this chapter or Section |
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601.004, including accident report information compiled under |
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Section 201.805, as added by Chapter 1407, Acts of the 80th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2007. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (e), the |
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information is privileged and for the confidential use of: |
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(1) the department; and |
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(2) an agency of the United States, this state, or a |
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local government of this state that has use for the information for |
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accident prevention purposes. |
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(d) The fee for a copy of the report or accident information |
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is $6 [or the actual cost of the preparation of the copy, whichever
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is less]. The copy may be certified by the department or the |
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governmental entity for an additional fee of $2. The department or |
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the governmental entity may issue a certification that no report or |
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information is on file for a fee of $6. |
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(e) In addition to the information required to be released |
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under Subsection (c), the department may release aggregated or |
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statistical information relating to motor vehicle accidents that |
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the department compiles under Section 201.805, as added by Chapter |
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1407, Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007. The |
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department may not release under this subsection information that: |
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(1) is personal information, as defined by Section |
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730.003; or |
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(2) identifies a specific accident. |
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(f) The fee for information provided under Subsection (e) is |
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the actual cost of preparing the information. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |