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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of license plate flipper and providing a |
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penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 504, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 504.946 to read as follows: |
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Section 504.496. LICENSE PLATE FLIPPER (a) "License Plate |
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Flipper" means a manual, electric, or mechanical device that allows |
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an individual to flip, replace, hide, obscure, or otherwise inhibit |
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the visibility of one or both of the license plates registered to |
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the vehicle. |
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(b) A person commits an offense if the person possesses a |
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license plate flipper as defined in Subsection (a). |
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(c) An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class B |
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misdemeanor, except that: |
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(1) an offense is a Class A misdemeanor if the person |
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distributes, manufactures, sells, or otherwise furnishes a license |
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plate flipper to another; |
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(2) if the person uses a license plate flipper before, |
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during, or after the commission of an offense to avoid |
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identification or detection for the offense for which the license |
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plate flipper was used, the offense is one category higher than the |
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most serious offense that was committed, and if the most serious |
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offense is a Class A misdemeanor, the offense is a state jail |
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felony, except that if the most serious offense is a felony of the |
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first degree, the offense is a felony of the first degree. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |