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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the period of license suspension after moving |
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violations for a holder of a provisional driver's license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.293, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (b) and |
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(c), if the person does not request a hearing, the period of license |
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suspension under Section 521.292 is 90 days. |
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(c) The period of license suspension is 180 days if: |
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(1) the department determines that the person engaged |
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in conduct described by Section 521.292(a)(8); |
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(2) the person does not request a hearing; and |
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(3) the moving violation is a third or subsequent |
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moving violation. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense described by Section 521.292(a)(8), Transportation |
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Code, committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date 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 section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |