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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of certain offenses involving the |
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operation of an overweight vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 623.019(f), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f) A justice or municipal court [of the peace] has |
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jurisdiction of an [any] offense under this section. [A municipal
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court has jurisdiction of an offense under this section in which the
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fine does not exceed $500.] |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |