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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the release of a motor vehicle accident report. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 550.065, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (c-1) and (c-2) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) Except as provided by Subsection (c-2), the |
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department or the governmental entity must redact the following |
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information before releasing the information under Subsection |
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(c)(4): |
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(1) the driver's license number, date of birth, and |
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address of any person involved in the accident; and |
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(2) the license plate number and vehicle |
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identification number of any vehicle involved in the accident. |
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(c-2) Subsection (c-1) does not apply to information |
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released to: |
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(1) a person who is involved in the accident or a legal |
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guardian of that person if the person is younger than 18 years of |
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age; |
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(2) a person who has established financial |
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responsibility for a vehicle involved in the accident in a manner |
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described by Section 601.051, including a policyholder of a motor |
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vehicle liability insurance policy covering the vehicle; |
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(3) an insurance company that issued a motor vehicle |
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liability insurance policy covering a vehicle involved in the |
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accident; or |
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(4) an attorney representing a person who is involved |
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in the accident. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |