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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to criminal liability for certain federal motor carrier |
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safety regulation violations; increasing a criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 644.151, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an [An] offense |
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under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. |
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(d) An offense under this section relating to brakes, tires, |
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or load securement is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of |
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not less than $150 or more than $500 if the offense involves a |
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violation of: |
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(1) a regulation under 49 C.F.R. Part 393, Subpart C, |
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as that regulation existed on April 1, 2014; |
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(2) 49 C.F.R. Section 393.75, as that regulation |
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existed on April 1, 2014; or |
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(3) a regulation under 49 C.F.R. Part 393, Subpart I, |
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as that regulation existed on April 1, 2014. |
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SECTION 2. An offense under Section 644.151, Transportation |
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Code, as amended by this Act, committed before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect when the offense was |
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committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed |
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before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense |
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occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |