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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting and recording of a motor vehicle accident |
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involving an official vehicle driven by a peace officer, |
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firefighter, or an emergency medical services employee in the |
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course of official duties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.042(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The record of a license holder who is employed as a peace |
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officer, fire fighter, or emergency medical services employee of |
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this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a special |
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purpose district may not include information relating to a traffic |
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accident that occurs [during an emergency] while the peace officer, |
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fire fighter, or emergency medical services employee is driving an |
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official vehicle in the course and scope of the license holder's |
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official duties if: |
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(1) the traffic accident resulted in damages to |
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property of less than $1,000; or |
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(2) an investigation of the accident by a peace |
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officer, other than a peace officer involved in the accident, |
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determines that the peace officer, fire fighter, or emergency |
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medical services employee involved in the accident was not at |
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fault. |
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SECTION 2. Section 550.064(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An accident report form prepared by the department must: |
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(1) require sufficiently detailed information to |
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disclose the cause and conditions of and the persons and vehicles |
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involved in an accident if the form is for the report to be made by a |
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person involved in or investigating the accident; |
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(2) include a way to designate and identify a peace |
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officer, firefighter, or emergency medical services employee who |
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[during an emergency] is involved in an accident while driving a law |
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enforcement vehicle, fire department vehicle, or emergency medical |
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services vehicle while performing the person's duties; |
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(3) require a statement by a person described by |
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Subdivision (2) as to the nature of the accident [emergency]; and |
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(4) include a way to designate whether an individual |
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involved in an accident wants to be contacted by a person seeking to |
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obtain employment as a professional described by Section 38.01(12), |
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Penal Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |