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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the civil consequences of certain convictions on a |
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person who holds a commercial driver's license and of certain |
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adjudications on the driver's license or permit of a child. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 522.081(d), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor |
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vehicle for life: |
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(1) if the person is convicted two or more times of an |
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offense specified by Subsection (b)(2), or a combination of those |
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offenses, arising from two or more separate incidents; |
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(2) if the person uses a motor vehicle in the |
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commission of a felony involving: |
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(A) the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing |
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of a controlled substance; or |
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(B) possession with intent to manufacture, |
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distribute, or dispense a controlled substance; [or] |
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(3) for any combination of two or more of the |
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following, arising from two or more separate incidents: |
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(A) a conviction of the person for an offense |
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described by Subsection (b)(2); |
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(B) a refusal by the person described by |
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Subsection (b)(3); and |
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(C) an analysis of the person's blood, breath, or |
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urine described by Subsection (b)(4); or |
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(4) if the person uses a motor vehicle in the |
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commission of an offense under 8 U.S.C. Section 1324 that involves |
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the transportation, concealment, or harboring of an alien. |
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SECTION 2. Section 54.042(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A juvenile court, in a disposition hearing under Section |
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54.04, shall: |
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(1) order the Department of Public Safety to suspend a |
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child's driver's license or permit, or if the child does not have a |
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license or permit, to deny the issuance of a license or permit to |
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the child if the court finds that the child has engaged in conduct |
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that: |
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(A) violates a law of this state enumerated in |
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Section 521.342(a), Transportation Code; or |
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(B) violates a penal law of this state or the |
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United States, an element or elements of which involve a severe form |
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of trafficking in persons, as defined by 22 U.S.C. Section 7102; or |
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(2) notify the Department of Public Safety of the |
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adjudication, if the court finds that the child has engaged in |
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conduct that violates a law of this state enumerated in Section |
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521.372(a), Transportation Code. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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522.081, Transportation Code, applies only in connection with a |
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conviction that becomes final on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A conviction that became final before the effective date of |
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this Act is covered by Section 522.081, Transportation Code, as |
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that section existed on the date the conviction became final, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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(b) The change in law made by this Act in amending Section |
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54.042, Family Code, applies only to conduct that occurs on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. Conduct that occurred before the |
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effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect at the |
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time the conduct occurred, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |