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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting the sale and use of certain radar |
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interference devices; creating an offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 547, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 547.616 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 547.616. RADAR INTERFERENCE DEVICES; OFFENSE. (a) In |
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this section, "radar interference device" means a device, a |
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mechanism, an instrument, or equipment that is designed, |
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manufactured, used, or intended to be used to interfere with, |
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scramble, disrupt, or otherwise cause to malfunction a radar or |
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laser device used to measure the speed of a motor vehicle by a law |
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enforcement agency of this state or a political subdivision of this |
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state, including a "radar jamming device," "jammer," "scrambler," |
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or "diffuser." The term does not include a ham radio, band radio, |
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or similar electronic device. |
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(b) A person, other than a law enforcement officer in the |
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discharge of the officer's official duties, may not use, attempt to |
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use, install, operate, or attempt to operate a radar interference |
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device in a motor vehicle operated by the person. |
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(c) A person may not purchase, sell, or offer for sale a |
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radar interference device to be used in a manner described by |
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Subsection (b). |
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(d) A person who violates this section commits an |
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offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class C |
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misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |