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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement of orange frames on certain speed limit |
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signs erected by a municipality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 544, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 544.013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 544.013. ORANGE FRAME FOR CERTAIN SPEED LIMIT SIGNS. |
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(a) The governing body of a municipality that erects a sign giving |
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notice of an altered speed limit on a highway or street under the |
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municipality's jurisdiction shall install and maintain a frame |
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behind the sign until the 91st day after the date the sign is |
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erected. |
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(b) The frame must: |
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(1) have an orange reflective background; |
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(2) contain the word "NEW"; and |
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(3) be consistent with the manual and specifications |
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adopted under Section 544.001. |
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(c) It is not a defense to prosecution of an offense under |
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Subchapter H, Chapter 545, that the frame required by Subsection |
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(a) was not installed. Noncompliance with Subsection (a) by the |
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governing body of a municipality is not admissible in the trial of |
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the offense. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |