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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to statistical information on the prosecution of certain |
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offenses relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while |
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intoxicated. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.049 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.049. REPORT RELATED TO CERTAIN INTOXICATION |
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OFFENSES. (a) In this section, "offense relating to the operating |
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of a motor vehicle while intoxicated" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 49.09, Penal Code. |
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(b) The department shall compile and maintain statistical |
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information on the prosecution of offenses relating to the |
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operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated, including: |
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(1) the number of arrests; |
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(2) the number of arrests resulting in release with no |
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charges; |
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(3) the number of charges resulting in a plea of not |
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guilty and a trial; |
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(4) the number of charges resulting in a plea of guilty |
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or nolo contendere; |
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(5) the number of charges resulting in a conviction of |
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the offense charged in the original information, indictment, |
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complaint, or other charging instrument; |
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(6) the number of charges resulting in a conviction of |
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an offense other than the offense charged in the original |
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information, indictment, complaint, or other charging instrument; |
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and |
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(7) the number of charges resulting in a dismissal. |
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(c) Each law enforcement agency that enforces Chapter 49, |
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Penal Code, and each appropriate prosecuting attorney's office and |
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court in this state shall report in the manner and on a form |
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prescribed by the department the information necessary for the |
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department to compile the information required by Subsection (b). |
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(d) The department shall identify law enforcement agencies, |
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prosecuting attorney's offices, and courts required to report under |
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Subsection (c) that fail to timely report or that report incomplete |
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information to the department. |
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(e) The department shall submit to the legislature not later |
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than February 15 of each year a report of the statistical |
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information described in Subsection (b) compiled for the preceding |
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calendar year. The report must include a list of the law |
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enforcement agencies, prosecuting attorney's offices, and courts |
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identified by the department under Subsection (d). |
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(f) The department may adopt rules to implement this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. The Department of Public Safety shall submit the |
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first report required by Section 411.049(e), Government Code, as |
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added by this Act, not later than February 15, 2013. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |