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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of peace officer specialty license plates; |
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eliminating a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 504.511, Transportation Code, is |
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transferred to Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, |
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redesignated as Section 504.416, Transportation Code, and amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.416 [504.511]. PEACE OFFICERS [WOUNDED OR KILLED
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IN LINE OF DUTY]. (a) The department shall issue specialty license |
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plates for peace officers [:
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[(1)
a person wounded in the line of duty as a peace
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officer; or
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[(2)
a surviving spouse, parent, brother, sister, or
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adult child, including an adopted child or stepchild, of a person
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killed in the line of duty as a peace officer]. |
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(b) License plates issued under this section must include |
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the words "To Protect and Serve" above an insignia depicting a |
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yellow rose superimposed over the outline of a badge. |
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(c) [The fee for issuance of the license plates is $20.
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[(d)] In this section, "peace officer" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act regarding the |
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issuance of license plates by the Texas Department of Motor |
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Vehicles applies only to the issuance of license plates by the |
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department for a registration period beginning on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. For a registration period that begins |
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before the effective date of this Act, the department shall issue |
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license plates as required by the law in effect immediately before |
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the effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |