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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the indigent status of a person for the purposes of the |
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driver responsibility program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 708.158(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department shall waive all surcharges assessed |
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under this chapter for a person who is indigent. For the purposes |
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of this section, a person is considered to be indigent if the person |
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provides the evidence described by Subsection (b) to the court. The |
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court on its own motion may inquire whether the person would like to |
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submit evidence to establish the person's indigent status. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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708.158, Transportation Code, applies only to a trial that begins |
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on or after the effective date of this Act, regardless of whether |
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the offense occurred before, on, or after the effective date of this |
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Act. The state is not required to refund a surcharge collected |
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before the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |