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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to penalties imposed on a holder of an alcoholic beverage |
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license or permit on the basis of a criminal prosecution. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.641(c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A civil penalty against the holder of[, including
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cancellation of] a permit[,] may not be imposed on the basis of a |
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criminal prosecution in which the defendant was found not guilty, |
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the criminal charges were dismissed, or there has not been final |
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adjudication except for allegations involving: |
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(1) a violation of: |
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(A) Section 22.12, 28.11, 69.13, 71.09, 101.04, |
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101.63, 104.01(4), 104.01(9), 106.03, 106.06, or 106.15; or |
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(B) Chapter 105; or |
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(2) prostitution, trafficking of persons, or |
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gambling. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.641(c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to the imposition of a penalty for |
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a violation that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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The imposition of a penalty for a violation that occurs before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |