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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the operation of a motor vehicle on a highway or street |
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that is drawing a boat or personal watercraft in or on which a |
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person is riding; providing a penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 545, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 545.4145 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 545.4145. PERSON RIDING IN OR ON BOAT OR PERSONAL |
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WATERCRAFT DRAWN BY VEHICLE. (a) A person commits an offense if |
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the person operates a motor vehicle on a highway or street and |
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another person occupies a boat or personal watercraft being drawn |
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by the motor vehicle. |
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(b) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that |
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the person was operating the motor vehicle in a parade or in an |
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emergency. |
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(c) In this section, "boat" and "personal watercraft" have |
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the meanings assigned by Section 31.003, Parks and Wildlife Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |