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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the offense of transporting household goods without |
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registration; providing a penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 643.253(b) and (e), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A person commits an offense if the person engages in or |
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solicits the transportation of household goods for compensation and |
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is not registered as required by Subchapter B. |
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(e) An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class C |
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misdemeanor, except that the offense is: |
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(1) a Class B misdemeanor if the person has previously |
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been convicted one time of an offense under Subsection (b); and |
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(2) a Class A misdemeanor if the person has previously |
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been convicted two or more times of an offense under Subsection (b) |
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[punishable by a fine of not less than $200 or more than $1,000 per
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violation]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act 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 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. |