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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a fee associated with the assignment of a vehicle |
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identification number by the Texas Department of Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 501.033, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) If the auto theft unit of a sheriff's department |
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conducts an inspection required by the department under this |
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section, the sheriff's department may impose a fee of $40. The |
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county treasurer shall credit the fee to the general fund of the |
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county to defray the county's costs associated with administering |
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this chapter, including the administration of title hearings. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |