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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of automotive wrecking and salvage yards |
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in certain counties; increasing the civil penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 397.0125(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In addition to the penalty provided by Section 397.012, |
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a person who operates an automotive wrecking and salvage yard in |
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violation of this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of not less |
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than $500 or more than $5,000 [$1,000] for each violation. A |
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separate penalty may be imposed for each day a continuing violation |
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occurs. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a violation of Chapter 397, Transportation Code, that occurs on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. A violation of that |
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chapter that occurred before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect when the violation occurred, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |