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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing the commissioners court of a county to |
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adopt and impose standards and specifications for the design and |
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installation of address number signs to identify properties located |
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in unincorporated areas of the county; providing a penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 251.013, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (b-1) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The commissioners court of a county by order may: |
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(1) adopt standards and specifications for the design |
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and installation of address number signs to identify properties |
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located in unincorporated areas of the county, including standards |
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or specifications as to sign size, material, longevity, ability to |
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be seen and to reflect light, and any other factor the commissioners |
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court considers necessary or appropriate; and |
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(2) require the owners or occupants of properties in |
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unincorporated areas of the county to: |
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(A) obtain address number signs that comply with |
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the standards and specifications adopted under Subdivision (1); and |
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(B) install and maintain those signs at the |
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locations and in the manner required by those standards and |
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specifications. |
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(e) A person who knowingly fails or refuses to comply with |
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an order of a commissioners court under Subsection (b-1)(2) commits |
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an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class C |
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misdemeanor. |
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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. |