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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to motor vehicles; providing penalties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 501.002(1), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Certificate of title" means a printed record of |
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title [an instrument] issued under Section 501.021. |
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SECTION 2. Section 502.001(1), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "All-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle that |
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is: |
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(A) equipped with a saddle, bench, or bucket |
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seats for the use of: |
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(i) the rider; and |
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(ii) a passenger, if the motor vehicle is |
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designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger; |
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(B) designed to propel itself with three or more |
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tires in contact with the ground; and |
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(C) designed by the manufacturer for off-highway |
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use [; and
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[(D)
not designed by the manufacturer primarily
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for farming or lawn care]. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 520, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 520.003 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 520.003. RULES. The department may adopt rules to |
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administer this chapter. |
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SECTION 4. Section 520.036, Transportation Code, is |
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transferred to Subchapter B, Chapter 520, Transportation Code, and |
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renumbered as Section 520.026, Transportation Code, to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 520.026 [520.036]. GENERAL PENALTY. (a) A person |
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commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter in a |
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manner for which a specific penalty is not provided. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor |
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punishable by a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $200. |
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SECTION 5. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies |
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only to an offense committed on or after September 1, 2009. |
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(b) An offense committed before September 1, 2009, is |
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covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this subsection, an offense was committed before September 1, 2009, |
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if any element of the offense was committed before that date. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |