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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a criminal penalty for violating a condition of bond, |
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condition of community supervision, or court order requiring |
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installation of an ignition interlock device. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 49, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 49.091 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 49.091. VIOLATION OF CONDITION OF BOND OR COMMUNITY |
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SUPERVISION OR COURT ORDER RELATING TO IGNITION INTERLOCK |
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DEVICE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a |
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condition of bond imposed under Article 17.441, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, a condition of community supervision imposed under |
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Article 42A.408, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a court order |
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issued under Section 49.09(h). |
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(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, |
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except that the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown on |
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the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously been |
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convicted of an offense under this section. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act in adding |
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Section 49.091, Penal Code, applies only to a condition of bond or |
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community supervision imposed, or a court order issued, on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A condition imposed or court order |
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issued before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect on the date the condition was imposed or the order was |
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issued, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |