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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to probation of certain disqualifications from driving a |
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commercial motor vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 522.085, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 522.085. PROBATION OF DISQUALIFICATION [PROHIBITED]. |
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 521.303, and except as provided by |
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Subsection (b), if a person is disqualified under this chapter, the |
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disqualification may not be probated. |
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(b) A disqualification under Section 522.081(a) may be |
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probated under Section 521.309 for a period not to exceed one year |
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if the disqualified person: |
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(1) attends and successfully completes a driving |
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safety course approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and |
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Regulation; and |
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(2) does not commit a violation giving rise to a |
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disqualification under this chapter during the period of probation. |
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(c) If the department probates a person's disqualification |
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under this section, the person may continue to operate a commercial |
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motor vehicle under the person's commercial driver's license during |
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the period of probation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |