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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the posting of signs in school crossing zones regarding |
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the prohibited use of a wireless communication device while |
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operating a motor vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 545.425(d), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution of an |
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offense under this section that[:
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[(1)] the wireless communication device was used to |
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make an emergency call to: |
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(1) [(A)] an emergency response service, including a |
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rescue, emergency medical, or hazardous material response service; |
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(2) [(B)] a hospital; |
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(3) [(C)] a fire department; |
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(4) [(D)] a health clinic; |
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(5) [(E)] a medical doctor's office; |
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(6) [(F)] an individual to administer first aid |
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treatment; or |
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(7) [(G)] a police department[; or
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[(2)
a sign required by Subsection (b-1) was not
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posted at the entrance to the school crossing zone at the time of an
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offense committed in the school crossing zone]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 545.425(b-1), Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. 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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governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was |
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committed before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |