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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the criminal penalty for unlawfully obtaining, lending, |
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possessing, or using a driver's license or personal identification |
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certificate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.451(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Section 521.452, a person may not: |
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(1) [display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have
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in the person's possession a driver's license or certificate that
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the person knows is fictitious or has been altered;
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[(2)] lend the person's driver's license or |
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certificate to another person or knowingly permit another person to |
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use the person's driver's license or certificate; |
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(2) [(3)] display or represent as the person's own a |
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driver's license or certificate not issued to the person; or |
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(3) [(4)] possess more than one currently valid |
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driver's license or more than one currently valid certificate [; or
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[(5)
in an application for an original, renewal, or
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duplicate driver's license or certificate:
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[(A)
provide a false name, false address, or a
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counterfeit document; or
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[(B)
knowingly make a false statement, conceal a
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material fact, or otherwise commit fraud]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.454(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third |
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degree [Class A misdemeanor]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 521.455, Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense was committed before that |
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date. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |