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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to vehicle registration requirements for deployed active |
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military personnel. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 502.0025, Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.0025. EFFECT OF CERTAIN MILITARY SERVICE ON |
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REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT. (a) This section applies only to a |
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[motor vehicle that is owned by a] person who: |
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(1) is a resident of this state; |
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(2) is on active duty in the armed forces of the United |
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States; and |
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(3) is stationed in or has been assigned to another |
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nation under military orders. |
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(b) A person to whom this section applies: |
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(1) except as provided by Subsection (c), shall |
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register a motor vehicle that the person owns under Section |
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502.002(a); and |
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(2) is exempt from paying fees for vehicle |
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registration or renewal of vehicle registration, not including a |
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registration or renewal fee for a vehicle issued specialty or |
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personalized license plates or any additional or optional fee |
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authorized or imposed by this chapter. |
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(c) A person to whom this section applies is exempt from the |
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registration requirement in Section 502.002(a) if: |
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(1) the person [; and (4)] has registered the vehicle |
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or been issued a license for the vehicle under the applicable status |
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of forces agreement by: |
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(A) the appropriate branch of the armed forces of |
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the United States; or |
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(B) the nation in which the person is stationed |
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or to which the person has been assigned; and [.] |
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(2) [(b) Unless] the registration or license issued |
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for the [a] vehicle has not been [described by Subsection (a) is] |
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suspended, canceled, or revoked by this state as provided by law. [:
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[(1) Section 502.002(a) does not apply; and] |
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(d) A [(2) the] registration or license issued by the armed |
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forces or host nation under Subsection (c)(1) remains valid and the |
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motor vehicle may be operated in this state under that registration |
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or license for a period of not more than 90 days after the date on |
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which the vehicle returns to this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |