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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the governing body of a local authority |
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to impose a civil penalty for certain violations recorded by a |
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photographic traffic signal enforcement system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 707.002, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 707.002. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FOR CIVIL PENALTY. (a) |
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The governing body of a local authority by ordinance may implement a |
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photographic traffic signal enforcement system and except as |
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provided by Subsection (b), provide that the owner of a motor |
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vehicle is liable to the local authority for a civil penalty if, |
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while facing only a steady red signal displayed by an electrically |
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operated traffic-control signal located in the local authority, the |
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vehicle is operated in violation of the instructions of that |
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traffic-control signal, as specified by Section 544.007(d). |
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(b) An ordinance adopted under Subsection (a) may not |
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provide for the imposition of a civil penalty if the vehicle was |
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turning right or left at an intersection and failed to stop at a |
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stop line or before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the |
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intersection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |