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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain conditions of suspension or renewal of a |
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driver's license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.242(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person whose license has been suspended for a cause |
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other than a physical or mental disability or impairment or a |
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conviction of an offense under Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code, |
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may apply for an occupational license by filing a verified petition |
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with the clerk of a municipal, justice, county, or district court |
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with jurisdiction that includes the precinct or county in which: |
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(1) the person resides; or |
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(2) the offense occurred for which the license was |
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suspended. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.343(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) If a license is suspended under this subchapter for a |
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subsequent period, the subsequent suspension is for one year [18
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months] except as otherwise provided by a section listed in |
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Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 3. Section 706.004, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the department may deny |
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renewal of a person's driver's license under this section until the |
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earlier of: |
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(1) the date the department receives clearance notice |
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under Section 706.005; or |
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(2) the second anniversary of the date the person |
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failed to appear or failed to pay or satisfy a judgment. |
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SECTION 4. Section 706.006, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) The department may deny renewal of the driver's license |
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of a person who does not pay a fee due under this section until the |
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earlier of: |
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(1) the date the fee is paid; or |
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(2) the second anniversary of the date the person |
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failed to appear or failed to pay or satisfy a judgment. |
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(d) The fee required by this section is in addition to any |
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other fee required by law. |
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SECTION 5. Section 708.152(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A license suspended under this section remains |
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suspended until the earlier of: |
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(1) the date the person pays the amount of the |
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surcharge and any related costs; or |
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(2) the second anniversary of the date of suspension. |
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SECTION 6. Section 708.154(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A license suspended under this section remains |
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suspended until the earlier of: |
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(1) the date the person pays the amount of the |
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surcharge and any related costs; or |
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(2) the second anniversary of the date of suspension, |
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whichever date is earlier. |
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SECTION 7. Section 708.158, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Not later than the fifth day after the date the court |
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receives information described by Subsection (b) establishing that |
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a person is indigent, the court shall notify the department that the |
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person is indigent for the purposes of this chapter. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |