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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the release of certain information relating to motor |
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vehicle accidents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 550.065(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) On written request and payment of any required fee, the |
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department or the governmental entity shall release the information |
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to: |
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(1) an entity described by Subsection (b); |
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(2) the law enforcement agency that employs the peace |
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officer who investigated the accident and sent the information to |
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the department; |
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(3) the court in which a case involving a person |
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involved in the accident is pending if the report is subpoenaed; or |
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(4) a person who provides the department or |
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governmental entity with [two or more of the following]: |
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(A) the date of the accident; and |
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(B) [the specific address or the highway or
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street where the accident occurred; or
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[(C)] the name of any person involved in the |
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accident. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |