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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the driver responsibility program and the collection of |
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delinquent driver responsibility program surcharges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 466.407(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The executive director shall deduct the amount of a |
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delinquent tax or other money from the winnings of a prize winner |
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who has been finally determined to be: |
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(1) delinquent in the payment of a tax or other money |
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to a state agency and that delinquency is reported to the |
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comptroller under Section 403.055; |
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(2) in default on a loan made under Chapter 52, |
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Education Code; [or] |
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(3) in default on a loan guaranteed under Chapter 57, |
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Education Code; or |
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(4) delinquent in the payment of a surcharge assessed |
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under Chapter 708, Transportation Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 74.501, Property Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (g) to read as |
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follows: |
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(e) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (f) and |
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(g), the comptroller may not pay to the following persons a claim to |
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which this section applies: |
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(1) a creditor, a judgment creditor, a lienholder, or |
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an assignee of the reported owner or of the owner's heirs; or |
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(2) a person holding a power of attorney from the |
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reported owner or the owner's heirs. |
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(g) The comptroller may approve a claim for a surcharge owed |
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by the reported owner of the property under Chapter 708, |
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Transportation Code. A claim under this subsection may be submitted |
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by the Department of Public Safety. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |