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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disposition of certain misdemeanor offenses |
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committed by a holder of a commercial driver's license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 45.051(f), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(f) This article does not apply to: |
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(1) an offense to which Section 542.404, |
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Transportation Code, applies; or |
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(2) a violation of a state law or local ordinance |
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relating to motor vehicle control, other than a parking violation, |
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committed by a person who, while operating a commercial motor |
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vehicle, as defined by Section 522.003, Transportation Code, [:] |
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[(A) holds a commercial driver's license; or
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[(B)] held a commercial driver's license [when
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the offense was committed]. |
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SECTION 2. Article 45.0511(s), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(s) This article does not apply to an offense committed by a |
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person who, while operating a commercial motor vehicle, as defined |
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by Section 522.003, Transportation Code, [:] |
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[(1) holds a commercial driver's license; or
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[(2)] held a commercial driver's license [when the
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offense was committed]. |
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SECTION 3. 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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covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense was committed before that |
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date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |