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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the amount of a surcharge assessed on conviction of |
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certain offenses relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while |
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intoxicated against the driver's license of persons who complete an |
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alcohol or drug treatment program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 708.102, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) For the purposes of this section, a defendant is not |
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convicted of an offense if the defendant successfully completes a |
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drug court program or drug or alcohol treatment program, as |
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required by and verified by the convicting court. |
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SECTION 2. 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 on the date the offense was committed, |
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and 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 occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |