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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the permissible noise level of a sound emitted from a |
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motor vehicle audible warning device. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 547.501(d), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) A warning device, including a horn, may not emit: |
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(1) a sound that exceeds a decibel level prescribed by |
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department rule; or |
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(2) an unreasonably [loud or] harsh sound or a |
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whistle. |
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SECTION 2. The Department of Public Safety shall adopt the |
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rules to implement Section 547.501(d), Transportation Code, as |
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amended by this Act, not later than January 1, 2014. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act in amending |
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Section 547.501(d), Transportation Code, apply only to an offense |
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committed on or after the date rules adopted by the department to |
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implement that subsection take effect. An offense committed before |
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the date the rules take effect is governed by the law in effect on |
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the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |