81R4987 SLB-D
 
  By: Lucio S.B. No. 1356
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a fee associated with the assignment of a vehicle
  identification number by the Texas Department of Transportation.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 501.033, Transportation Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (e)  If the auto theft unit of a sheriff's department
  conducts an inspection required by the department under this
  section, the sheriff's department may impose a fee of $40. The
  county treasurer shall credit the fee to the general fund of the
  county to defray the county's costs associated with administering
  this chapter, including the administration of title hearings.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.