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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an individual's responsibilities following an accident |
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reasonably likely to result in injury to or death of a person; |
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imposing criminal penalties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 550.021(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The operator of a vehicle involved in an accident that |
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results or is reasonably likely to result [resulting] in injury to |
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or death of a person shall: |
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(1) immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the |
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accident or as close to the scene as possible; |
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(2) immediately return to the scene of the accident if |
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the vehicle is not stopped at the scene of the accident; [and] |
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(3) immediately determine whether a person is involved |
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in the accident, and if a person is involved in the accident, |
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whether that person requires aid; and |
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(4) remain at the scene of the accident until the |
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operator complies with the requirements of Section 550.023. |
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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, 2013. |