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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure of personal information under the Motor |
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Vehicle Records Disclosure Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 730.005, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 730.005. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE. Personal information |
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obtained by an agency in connection with a motor vehicle record |
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shall be disclosed for use in connection with any matter of: |
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(1) motor vehicle or motor vehicle operator safety; |
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(2) motor vehicle theft; |
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(3) motor vehicle emissions; |
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(4) motor vehicle product alterations, recalls, or |
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advisories; |
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(5) performance monitoring of motor vehicles or motor |
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vehicle dealers by a motor vehicle manufacturer; |
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(6) removal of nonowner records from the original |
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owner records of a motor vehicle manufacturer to carry out the |
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purposes of: |
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(A) the Automobile Information Disclosure Act, |
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15 U.S.C. Section 1231 et seq.; |
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(B) 49 U.S.C. Chapters 301, 305, 323, 325, 327, |
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329, and 331; |
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(C) the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992, 18 U.S.C. |
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Sections 553, 981, 982, 2119, 2312, 2313, and 2322, 19 U.S.C. |
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Sections 1646b and 1646c, and 42 U.S.C. Section 3750a et seq., all |
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as amended; |
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(D) the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et |
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seq., as amended; and |
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(E) any other statute or regulation enacted or |
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adopted under or in relation to a law included in Paragraphs |
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(A)-(D); [or] |
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(7) child support enforcement under Chapter 231, |
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Family Code; or |
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(8) enforcement by the Texas Workforce Commission |
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under Title 4, Labor Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 730.007(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) This section does not: |
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(1) prohibit the disclosure of a person's photographic |
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image to: |
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(A) a law enforcement agency or a criminal |
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justice agency for an official purpose; [or] |
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(B) an agency of this state investigating an |
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alleged violation of a state or federal law relating to the |
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obtaining, selling, or purchasing of a benefit authorized by |
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Chapter 31 or 33, Human Resources Code; or |
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(C) an agency of this state investigating an |
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alleged violation of a state or federal law relating to the |
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obtaining, selling, or purchasing of a benefit authorized by Title |
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4, Labor Code; or |
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(2) prevent a court from compelling by subpoena the |
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production of a person's photographic image. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |