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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(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An offense under this section is a [Class C] misdemeanor |
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punishable by a fine of not less than $150 or more than $500. |
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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. |