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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of |
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Transportation related to county traffic officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 701.006, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 701.006. [COMPLAINT; HEARING;] DISMISSAL. |
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[(a)
If a county traffic officer fails to perform the officer's
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duty to enforce the law, the district engineer of the Texas
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Department of Transportation district in which the officer operates
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may send a written, signed complaint to the commissioners court.
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[(b)
On receipt of the complaint, the commissioners court
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shall hold a hearing and summon the officer to appear before it.
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[(c)
If the commissioners court determines at the hearing
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that the officer has not performed the officer's duty, the
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commissioners court shall immediately discharge the officer and
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promptly employ another officer.
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[(d)] The commissioners court on its own initiative, or on |
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recommendation of the sheriff, may dismiss a county traffic officer |
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if the officer is no longer needed or if the officer's service is |
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unsatisfactory. |
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SECTION 2. Section 701.002(b), Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |